Alison Woolpert (born Mary Alison Woolpert, March 18, 1949, Indio, California, U.S.A.), American poet and haiku poet, an active member of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society, Haiku Poets of Northern California, and the Haiku Society of America. YTHS dōjin, past president; Tokutomi Memorial Haiku Contest coordinator; and co-organizer for the 5th Haiku Pacific Rim Conference. A haiku chapbook, Greetings From, was published in 2018. Resides in Santa Cruz, California.

Amy Ostenso-Kennedy (born Amy Elizabeth Ostenso, October 18, 1967, Torrance, California, U.S.A.), American writer and editor who has worked for over 20 years in educational publishing. Member of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society and publishes her work in its work-study journal Geppo and the members’ anthologies. Edited or coedited three YTHS anthologies. Lives in Monterey, California.

An Painter (born Ann Louise Painter, October 1, 1946, White Plains, New York, U.S.A.; died December 30, 2001, Williston, North Carolina), American photographer, graphic artist, and haiku poet. Studied French and Italian at McGill University; traveled widely throughout the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean. Published her book of haiku, A Coyote in the Garden, in 1988. Last resided in Carteret County, North Carolina.

Angela Terry (born Angela Marie Dawson, July 18, 1948, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.), insurance broker and haiku poet and organizer. Secretary of the Haiku Society of America and Washington State regional coordinator; president of Haiku Northwest. Member of the panel of judges for The Haiku Foundation Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems. Lives in Sequim, Washington.

Anna Cates (born April 27, 1971, Brunswick, Maine, U.S.A.), American educator teaching online courses in writing, literature, and education. Won first place awards in the Caribbean, European, and Indian Kukai, the UHTS Samurai Haibun Contest, and Ohio Poetry Day contests. Has published five books of haikai and longer poetry. Serves as webmaster of Pages Literary Journal. Resides in Wilmington, Ohio.