Anna Sullivan is a poet, artist, and teacher of slow, human connection. Her work is firmly planted in the analogue, a countercultural movement united by themes of embodied awareness and being. When not dreamily wandering a forest, she can be found in the shed-quarters of creative studio Pidge Post, creating public art, writing about “good friction,” and hosting programs of offline connection and rest. In 2019, she published a best-selling romance novel whose title (and the pseudonym under which it’s published), she’ll never tell. https://pidgepost.studio

Judy Bentley is an author, hiker, and historian. She has written 19 books, including hiking and walking guides to Washington State, biographies, a collection of World War II letters, and books for young adults on contemporary issues.  She is retired from teaching at South Seattle College.  www.judybentley.com

Moira Macdonald is the longtime arts critic for The Seattle Times. Her debut novel, “Storybook Ending,” was published in May 2025 by Dutton Books/ Penguin Random House, and is being translated into 18 languages. https://www.heymoira.com/

Books To Prisoners is a Seattle-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster a love of reading behind bars, encourage the pursuit of knowledge and self-empowerment, and break the cycle of recidivism. We believe that books are tools for learning and for opening minds to new ideas and possibilities. We engage incarcerated individuals with the benefits of reading by mailing tens of thousands of free books to people in prisons across the country each year. www.bookstoprisoners.net