Stephen Schwartz, and author and journalist, has reported on religious affairs in the Balkans and other areas around the world for many years. He was on the staff of the San Francisco Chronicle, worked as a reporter for the Weekly Forward, and is currently a news writer at Voice of America. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Ben Parry is an artist, curator, creative producer and lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University. He is also a freelance consultant on public art and public space, working with local authorities and regeneration agencies developing public arts strategies, commission plans and the role of artist in urban futures.