Melissa Lang received her Master's Degree in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago. Formerly associated with the University of Chicago Law School, Lang has recently established her own mitigation firm, Lang & Kaboski, LLP. Reading and editing fiction are Lang’s favorite hobbies, and her deepest commitment is to the publication of fiction that explores the contours of social justice in modern society. (Publisher)
Robert Johnson is a professor of justice, law and society at American University and a widely published author of fiction and nonfiction dealing with crime and punishment. His short story, “The Practice of Killing,” won the Wild Violet Fiction Contest for 2003. His best known work of social science—Death Work: A Study of the Modern Execution Process—won the Outstanding Book Award of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. (Editor)
Thaïs Miller is an undergraduate honors student at American University majoring in Literature and minoring in Music Performance. Her fiction, including poetry, short stories and an award-winning play, has appeared in several venues, including Tacenda Literary Magazine, Burnt Offerings, Admit2, AMLit, and Bleak House Review. Her novel, Our Machinery, was serialized in Predicate and published in paperback by Brown Paper Publishing. (Managing Editor)
Susan Nagelsen is a Professor of Writing at New England College. A prolific writer and editor, Nagelsen's most recent book is Exiled Voices: Portals of Discovery (New England College Press). (Managing Editor)
Christopher Dum is a Master's student at American University studying Justice and Public Policy. His poem, "Hey, CO", and his short story, "The Monument", were published in Tacenda Literary Magazine. (Consulting Editor)
Erin George, a life sentence inmate, has received a PEN Award and a Tacenda Literary Magazine Award, both for poetry. (Consulting Editor)
Victor Hassine, a life sentence prisoner, is best known for Life Without Parole (4th edition; Oxford Univeristy Press) and The Crying Wall (WilloTrees & Infinity) which he co-edited and which features serveral of his short stories and plays. Hassine is the recipient of a PEN Award for his short stories. (Consulting Editor)
Charles Huckelbury is a life sentence inmate and a widely published poet. He also writes an op-ed column for the Concord Monitor. (Consulting Editor)
Christina Hammond is a graduate student of Comparative Politics in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington D.C. She enjoys working with websites as a hobby. (Web Editor)
Sonia Tabriz is an undergraduate honors student at American University majoring in both Law and Society and Psychology. Her short story, "Empty Cell Windows," appears in the 2008 issue of Tacenda Literary Magazine. Sonia is the editor of the upcoming 2009 edition of Tacenda. (Consulting Editor)