Zhihao (Eva) Li is a Ph.D. student in Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies at the University of Georgia. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Beijing International Studies University, an M.F.A. in Luxury Marketing from Savannah College of Art and Design, and an M.A. in Literary Translation from the University of Rochester. She translated works of Chinese writers Pai Hsien-yung, Lu Yinyin, and Tu Cao into English. Her research interests include Sinophone studies, Chinese diasporic and queer literature, and East Asian women's writings. She is a cat mom and a Lacroix addict.

Rachel Tagoulla holds a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures from Indiana University Bloomington, where she focused on Islamic Ethics, Sufism, and Arabic Pedagogy. She also earned a B.A. in Arabic Language and a Master’s degree in Religion.

Soumyaneel Dasgupta (Neel) is a PhD student in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Georgia. He holds a BA, an MA, and an MPhil in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University in India. He is a winner of UGA's Presidential Fellow Award. He has taught, and continues to teach- Asian American literature and Children's literature at UGA. His research interests focus on Science Fiction in Diasporic and Post-Colonial Contexts.