Paulette Atencio is an independent folklorist from Peñasco, New Mexico.

Rubén Cobos was born in Coahuila, Mexico, and raised in San Antonio, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. He received his Doctor of Letters from New Mexico Highlands University and taught at the University of New Mexico for more than thirty years. He has also held teaching positions at Stanford University and University of Nevada in Reno.