- Adam Levin (chicago)
- Adrienne Rich (santacruz)
- Alex Darocy (santacruz)
- Amelia Sue Marshall (oakland)
- Andrew Demcak (oakland)
- Andrew Lysander Stone, Jr (oakland)
- Annalee Allen (oakland)
- Anthony Boucher (oakland)
- Anthony Di Franco (oakland)
- Becky Johnson (santacruz)
- Beth Bagwell (oakland)
- Beth Nugent (chicago)
- Beth Pierre Wilson (oakland)
- Britteny Black Rose Kapri (chicago)
- Bruce Bratton (santacruz)
- Carol Anne O'Marie (oakland)
- Chinaka Hodge (oakland)
- Christa Martin (santacruz)
- Christina Waters (santacruz)
- Chrystia Freeland (toronto)
- Constance Rourke (gr)
- Daniel Alarcón (oakland)
- Delilah Beasley (oakland)
- Dennis Evanosky (oakland)
- Derrick Newton (oakland)
- Duane Deterville (oakland)
- Emma-Lindsay Squier (hsl)
- Erika Mailman (oakland)
- Eula Biss (chicago)
- Flax Glor (santacruz)
- Gary Young (santacruz)
- Geoffrey Dunn (santacruz)
- George Sterling (oakland)
- Gertrude Stein (oakland)
- Greg Archer (santacruz)
- Haki Madhubuti (chicago)
- Herman Whitaker (oakland)
- Ishmael Reed (oakland)
- Jack London (oakland)
- James Carl Aschbacher (santacruz)
- James D Houston (santacruz)
- Jane Petitjean Studio (toledo)
- Jeff Norman (oakland)
- J.M. Brown (santacruz)
- Joaquin Miller (oakland)
- John Robbins (santacruz)
- John Ross Browne (oakland)
- Jon Carroll (oakland)
- J. W. Dutton (oakland)
- Karen Kefauver (santacruz)
- Kathleen Winsor (oakland)
- Kelly Cooper (slo)
- Kevin Coval (chicago)
- Kim Luke (santacruz)
- Lauren Berlant (chicago)
- L.H. Woolley (oakland)
- Linda McQuaig (toronto)
- Lindsay Hunter (chicago)
- Lisa Jensen (santacruz)
- Margaret Koch (santacruz)
- Martha Bayne (chicago)
- Mary Ellen Bamford (oakland)
- Maureen Davidson (santacruz)
- Maxine Hong Kingston (oakland)
- Michael Colbruno (oakland)
- Mollie Conners (oakland)
- Morton Marcus (santacruz)
- Nami Mun (chicago)
- Nina Simon (santacruz)
- Opal Palmer Adisa (oakland)
- Paul Tutwiler (santacruz)
- Peter Y. Liu (oakland)
- Ralph Abraham (santacruz)
- Richard Stockton (santacruz)
- Richie Begin (santacruz)
- Rick Perlstein (chicago)
- Robbie Q. Telfer (chicago)
- Rob Brezsny (santacruz)
- Sandy Lydon (santacruz)
- Shawnee Gibbs & Shawnelle Gibbs (oakland)
- Stephanie Yun (oakland)
- Stephen Kessler (santacruz)
- Susie Bright (santacruz)
- Ted Orland (santacruz)
- Ted Wurm (oakland)
- Themed Poetry Series (toledo)
- Tomas Moniz (oakland)
- Tom Goldrup (santacruz)
- Tom Hanks (oakland)
- Tom Honig (santacruz)
- Users/Gene (oakland)
- Users/WritersResource (tulsa)
- Wallace Baine (santacruz)
- Wallace J. Nichols (santacruz)
- William Wong (oakland)
- W.R.E. Consulting Services (chico)
- Writer's Resource Young Authors Children's Book Contest (tulsa)