Joel Dreyfuss was the Managing Editor of The Root and a founding member of the National Association of Black Journalists. He was previously the USA Today New York Bureau Chief.

Mykola Riabchuk is Ukrainian public intellectual, journalist, political analyst, literary critic, translator and writer.

Pola Oloixarac is an Argentinian writer, journalist, and translator.

Catherine Texier, novelist, journalist, and creative writing professor, was born and raised in France and now lives in New York City.

Rachel Stella has written art journalism and produced documentary films about cultural subjects for television.