Bios:                  
  Robert Viscusi
  James Periconi
  Vittoria Repetto
  Fred Gardaphé 
  George Guida
  Joann Sicoli
  Jeanne Dickey
  Gil Fagiani
  Maria Lisella

James Periconi

Jim Periconi published the essay "De Lillo’s Underworld: Toward a New Beginning for the Italian American Novel" in the Spring 2000 issue of VIA: Voices in Italian Americana. He has also recently published book reviews and essays on Italian American cultural subjects in Italian Americana and the New York Law Journal. A member of IAWA’s Board of Directors, Jim is co-proprietor of Round Hill Books, Briarcliff Manor, New York, which specializes in used and out-of-print Italian American and Italian books, among others. A partner in a New York law firm, Jim studied English and Comparative Literature at Columbia College and, as a Danforth Graduate Fellow, at the University of Virginia, before attending law school at New York University.