L.A. newcomer Tresha Faye Haefner, has studied with Kim Addonizio, Sally Ashton, Brendan Constantine, Eloise Klein Healy and facilitates a workshop, "Out of the Blue," in Culver City. Her poem, "A Walk through the Parking Lot at Midnight" won the Robert and Adele Schiff Poetry Prize from The Cincinnati Review.
Jack Cooper's first formal collection of poetry, Across My Silence, was released by World Audience Publishers, 2007. His poetry has appeared in many A-list journals. His play, That Perfect Moment, with co-writer Charles Bartlell, ran 12 weeks at NOHO Arts Center and The Little Victory Theatre in 2009-10.