Megan Merchant (meganmerchant.wixsite.com) is a poet and translator, whose work has appeared in The Atlanta Review, Kennesaw Review, Margie, International Poetry Review and The Poetry of Yoga. She holds a MFA degree from UNLV and was the winner of the Las Vegas Poets Prize. She is the author of two full-length poetry collections, Gravel Ghosts and The Dark's Humming. These Words I Shaped for You is her debut children's book. Megan lives in the tall pines of Prescott, Arizona, where she spends her days exploring, drinking too much coffee, and avoiding the laundry. Follow her on Twitter @meganamerchant.

Basak Agaoglu (www.basakagaoglu.com) was born and raised in Adana, Turkey, before moving to New York to pursue a degree at the Fashion Institute of Technology. After graduating, Basak began her career as a designer in the fashion industry while also working on illustrations for a children's book. She is the creator of The Almost Impossible Thing. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Follow Basak on Twitter and Instagram @BasakAgaoglu.