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Tara Isabel Zambrano
Tara Isabel Zambrano works as a semiconductor chip designer. Her work has been published in Tin House Online, The Southampton Review, Slice, TriQuarterly, Yemassee, Passages North and others. Her full-length flash collection, Death, Desire, And Other Destinations, is out now with OKAY Donkey Press. She lives in Texas.
Julian Mateus
A born artist, hailing from Bogota, Colombia, Julian Mateus moved with his twin brother, and their parents, to Canada when he was only 7 years old; and then immigrated to the United States five years after that. After discovering the work of visionary artists such as Syd Mead, and classic sci-fi and fantasy films like Blade Runner, Star Wars, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Julian was inspired to pursue a career in film. Since his graduation from Full Sail University in 2010, he has dedicated his natural talents toward the creation of artwork for video games, comic books, and feature films. Julian Mateus currently calls Florida his home.
