Mark Katzman is a writer and musician. His pro-psychedelic, speculative literary novel, M7 (Spaceboy Books), was published in May 2024. He’s the author of two artist books, INoN and Along the Way, held in many museum and Special Collections. His novel, Home will be released as an Audible audiobook, read by the author, is due out in late 2025. A former Music Editor of Mondo 2000, Katzman’s interviews include Timothy Leary, Robyn Hitchcock, William Orbit, Stanley Kunitz,  William Bronk, and Vanessa Briscoe Hay, among others. The instrumental, psychedelic-infused album Tomahawk, by BASIC (Katzman on guitars, Jere Hanney on bass, percussion, drums, keyboard) was released in early 2022. It’s their follow-up to  Prairie Fields. an album of experimental instrumentals released in 2015.

Bowen Craig is an author and editor. He wrote his first book at age twelve. Craig has been editing since age seven (his mother was an English professor whose students were unaware that their professor’s elementary school-age son was grading their papers). He has written three novels, Keeping Away from the Joneses,  A Look to the Future Through the Eyes of an Eighty-Year Old Pirate and Hitchhiking with Salmon. His newest book, Pass the Oxtail Before the World Ends by Craig and Kelly Codling, was published in 2023 (Bilbo Books). Bowen Craig  has contributed to newspapers, magazines, blogs, theatrical shows and films. If you squint you can see him in the Moon Landing video playing hopscotch with aliens.

Libba Beaucham, Associate Editor, is a local musician/entertainer, history nerd, and lover of Athens who is finally putting that creative writing minor to work. She has a background in theatre, educational programming for youth, improv comedy, and living history interpretation. You might see her performing around town as “Libbaloops,” on the hunt at a thrift store, or checking out a show in town.

Kat moved to Athens in 2010 to begin graduate studies at UGA. She never thought she would be here this long, but love is love. Her writing here reflects this feeling and her desire to share Athens’ beauty with the world, especially as it changes seemingly moment by moment, ever in danger of becoming someplace else. Kat enjoyed a brief tenure as journalist in the thrill-a-minute town of Madison, GA, and has sparingly contributed to Flagpole over the years, mainly to lament the closure of her favorite bars.

Ruth Allen Finley, Administrative Assistant wizard, was born in Memphis and hailed from Toccoa, Ga. She was a writer, editor of the NE GA Scoop on FB, which covered events in Northeast Georgia. Most recently a co-writer of a screenplay. She earned an Associates Degree in Business Administration. Ruth was a proud military mom and grandmother. We will always miss your positive spirit. RIP dear Ruthie!