Lee K. Abbott is the author of six previous collections of short stories, many of which have been featured in The Best American Short Stories and have won O. Henry Awards. His work has appeared in such publications as the Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, The Georgia Review, the New York Times Book Review, The Southern Review, Epoch, Boulevard, and The North American Review. A multiple winner of National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, Abbott splits his time between rural New Mexico and Columbus, Ohio, where he is a professor creative writing at ohio State University.

Richard and his son Harvey make traditional coral and turquoise heishi and hand-shaped turquoise beads for necklaces and bracelets. Richard has exhibited his jewelry at the Santa Fe Indian Market since 1985, and at the Eight Northern Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show since 1994.

Richard has been making jewelry since 1985 and has won awards at both Santa Fe Indian Market and Eight Northern Pueblos Arts and Crafts Show.

Amy Adshead received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Wesleyan University and has been a professional printmaker for 30 years. Her work has been show n in exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe.

As she says, "My etchings are a reflection of my fascination with the mysteries of the natural world around my mountain home. They are personal stories, personal expressions of universal themes."

Kenneth attended the Institue of American Indian Art in Santa Fe and works in the traditional Pueblo style. He inlays spiney oyster and works with colorful stones and silver. He has been practicing his craft for over 25 years.

Simon Aguirre was taught how to do silversmithing by his friend, Kee Yazzie. Simon has been making jewelry for just a couple of years and his talent for the craft can be seen in his work.

Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr. (born October 7, 1966 in Spokane, Washington) is an award-winning and prolific writer (of novels, short stories, poems, and screenplays) and occasional comedian who lives in Seattle, Washington. Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a modern Native American (he is a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian) in the United States. Alexie grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation (in Wellpinit, Washington), about 50 miles northwest of the city of Spokane. Despite a childhood of medical difficulties, he was a precocious reader who quickly became frustrated with schools on the reservation and opted to attend a nearby (all white) high school. He went on to attend Gonzaga University before transferring to Washington State University and becoming one of the first members of his tribe to graduate from college. He struggled with alcoholism in his time at college until being inspired to go sober by his initial literary successes. Alexie's writing is marked by harsh depictions of reservation life, autobiographical elements, colorful use of humor, political outspokenness, seamless invocation of history and popular culture, and social commentary. He has also dabbled in stand-up comedy and music.

Trudi Alexy is also the author of The Mezuzah in the Madonna’s Foot: Marranos and Other Secret Jews. She lives in Tarzana, California.

The Allalunis family has worked in the traditional art of red willow basket weaving for over 20 years. Yearly cleaning of the ancient acequias provides the red willows. Bob and Pattie learned the art of basket weaving from the people at the Taos Pueblo.

The fabulous look of Melanie's jewelry comes from her unique way of combining artifacts, stones and trinkets from all over the world.  Melanie, an inveterate world traveler, grew up in Illinois, received her BA in fine arts from the Iniversity of Wisconsin and further studied at the Chicago Art Institute.  Her jewerly can be found in museum shops, boutiques and galleries throughout the world.  She now resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Adela Amador was born in northern New Mexico. She was reared in Placitas and moved to Albuquerque in the 60s. She is a graduate of the Edith McCurdy School and the University of New Mexico, with a degree in Spanish and philosophy. She has traveled widely and is an avid reader. She helped build C-47s during World War II. She has been postmistress, housewife, mother and business-woman. Adela authored the popular Southwest Flavor column in NEW MEXICO MAGAZINE from 1993 to 2006, and a book by the same name, published by the magazine in 2000. It all started with the little recipe book TWELVE GIFTS. MORE GIFTS followed, and will be reprinted by popular demand in Spring of 2008. Some of Adela's stories which did not find their way into the magazine were compiled in Adela's collection of cuentos, UNDERCURRENTS.

Marcus Amerman is a Choctaw originally from Oklahoma. He is a multi-faceted artist and works in many mediums. He does pointillist-style beadwork and also is a painter and a sculptor. He has ventured into short films, dance, fashion design, acting and street theater. Marcus was instrumental in the early movement against the exploitation of American Indian culture through the use of Native-themed mascots in professional sports. He incorporates social icons and symbols in his work today.

Susan Curtis, with her husband, David, founded the Santa Fe School of Cooking in 1989. Susan has coauthored several cookbooks, including Tacos, Salsas, and Summer in Santa Fe, and has been on the Board of Directors of Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta for fourteen years. Nicole Curtis Ammerman grew up in Santa Fe and is a graduate of the University of Arizona. She returned to Santa Fe in 1993 to assume day-to-day operations of the cooking school.

A trained metalsmith and jeweler, Marcus has expanded his art to include stone and wood sculpting. Attention to line, color, and balance are seen in his meticulous miniature wood turnings.