Credits

Creators:

LAinundacion, a collective of writers and performers gathered for the flood

Creators:

  • Jeremy Douglass
  • Juan B. Gutierrez
  • Jeremy Hight
  • Mark C. Marino
  • Lisa Anne Tao

Authors:

  • Ann Carlson
  • Nzingha Clarke
  • Sean Keith Henry
  • Jeremy Hight
  • Roberto Leni
  • Daniel A. Olivas
  • Laura Press
  • Abel Salas
  • Kevin Schaaf
  • Lisa Ann Tao
  • Nancy E. Taylor

Voices:

  • Percival Arcibal (Sonny Barstow)
  • Kim B (Tia)
  • Matisha Baldwin (Leticia West)
  • Dustin Balderrama (Mike Thorouhill, Sky Runner)
  • Jim Holmes (Narrator, Austin Grant, Prof. Sid)
  • James Hurd (Rev. Les. R. Fretten, Travis Barabbas Kingsilver)
  • Roberto Leni (Manny Velasco)
  • Lizzy Murray (Chloe)
  • Michelle Ortiz (Elizabeta)
  • Abel Salas (Manny Velasco)

Author Bios:
Sean Keith Henry was born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He received an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Notre Dame. His stories have been published in Obsidian II, Salamander, and Callaloo. His novel “LIMBO” was published by Akashic Books, New York in 2004. He divides his time between Southern California and Trondheim, Norway. His second novel is forthcoming. [Read Henry's LA Flood Story, here.]

Roberto Leni is an Academic Advisor for the Departments of Anthropology and Chemistry. Roberto Leni-Olivares’s family was exiled from their native Chile in 1976. His fiction, rich in contrasting images from his former country and his current one, explores issues of language, inter-culturalism, oppression and possibility. Leni-Olivares received his BA in Humanities and his MA in Writing & Consciousness at New College of California in San Francisco. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Mark C. Marino is a critic and author of electronic literature, currently serving as the Director of Communication for the Electronic Literature Organization (http://eliterature.org). His work on Critical Code Studies has promoted the development of methodologies for interpreting computer source. His critical works have appeared in James Joyce Quarterly and Explorations. His latest interactive novella a show of hands is featured in the recently released Electronic Literature Collection volume 2. His previous narrative works include Stravinsky’s Muse and Marginalia in the Library of Babel. He is also editor of Bunk Magazine (http://bunkmagazine.com), which has just launched its Mash-up issue. His portfolio can be found here (http://markcmarino.com). Mark is an Assistant Professor (Teaching) in the Writing Program at USC.

Daniel A. Olivas is the author of six books including his first full-length novel, The Book of Want, which was published by the University of Arizona Press earlier this year. He is also editor of the landmark anthology, Latinos in Lotusland (Bilingual Press, 2008), which brings together 60 years of Los Angeles fiction by Latino writers. Daniel’s writing has been widely anthologized (including in two Norton anthologies), and has also appeared in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, THEMA, The Jewish Journal, Exquisite Corpse, La Bloga, and the El Paso Times. He earned his degree in English literature from Stanford University, and law degree from UCLA. By day, he is a supervising attorney in the Consumer Law Section of the California Department of Justice. He makes his home in the San Fernando Valley with his wife and son.

Laura Press is a short fiction author and teacher in Los Angeles. Her Heroe cycle present the tales of a noncomformist young woman overcoming adversity with pluck, gumption, and her own brand of spiritual insight.

Kevin Schaaf is a novel and short fiction author, whose works explore the magical fantasies and persistent insecurities of young adults and children. The Escanaba-born author holds advanced degrees in Public Policy and Teaching.

Nancy Ellis Taylor is an L.A.-based writer who gives readings locally several times a year. She is active with the Southland Poets of the Fantastic (science fiction, horror and fantasy) and Poets on Site (group giving poetry performances focusing on art in galleries and museums.) Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including the anthologies “What Wildness is This,”"Best of Strange Horizons,” and “”RetroSpec. She has even had a poem in the “Daily Trojan.” In addition, she has been nominated for this year’s Rhysling Award(short form) given by the Science Fiction Poetry Association. Between floods, she can be found musing by the water features around USC’s campus.