Contributing Writers are defined as invaders who had 5 or more posts published on InvadeNOLA. We love you guys:

Amanda LaPlaca is a creative designer from Brooklyn, NYC. She is an avid calendar filler (volunteering, events, etc) and loves being on the go but relaxes each day in her Uptown backyard garden after a long bike ride. www.amlaplaca.blogspot.com + www.amandalaplaca.com

Bill Arceneaux is an amateur film blogger, wanting to move beyond the 140 characters that twitter provides. Not that micro-reviewing is a bad thing…Feel free to read his blog NeauxReelIdea.blogspot.com or send him a tweet @AnotherOblong

Brian Falgoust grew up in a small cajun town not too far outside of New Orleans, but quickly fell in love with the city when he studied at NOCCA in high school.  Now, he’s proud to call the French Quarter home and falls more in love with NOLA on a daily basis.  In college he studied theatre and dance, but his second passion has always been clothing and the fashion industry.  Brian has worked retaill in the French Quarter for three years, working part time on a few films, and he prides himself in his vast product knowledge and eye for trends.  When he’s not working, he’s usually out running around and dancing to some live music. “Never trust a man who doesn’t dance.”

Brooke Larsen is a performer, photographer, and writer from New Orleans, LA. She has a Bachelors degree in History (Asian concentration) from the University of New Orleans where she now works full-time. Brooke loves comedy – she is in an improv troupe – and fashion – she has a fashion blog and attempts to dress well daily. Her goals are to excel as an artist and to one day work in historic preservation. For more intrigue, visit hellobrookelarsen.com.

Caroline Stivers is a born-again Southerner and reformed Texan.  After spending several years in the northeast freezing, forcing bland food down her gullet, and not saying “hello” to people on the street, she realized that she loves the sweaty summers, rich food, and friendly faces of the south.  She is now a proud Bywater resident, busy renovating a money pit, working to get first-generation students into college, and pondering what to do with a recently obtained Arts Administration degree.

Christy Lorio is a New Orleans area native that literally grew up with a swamp for a backyard. She is a freelance writer, founder of SlowSouthernStyle.com, and a manager of a popular Magazine Street shop. Her work has been featured in New Orleans Magazine, Gift Shop magazine, and numerous online publications. When she’s not spending time discovering new Southern-based fashion designers, she maintains bragging rights about hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon 10 times.

Dalton Primeaux is a hopeless romantic who loves surrounding himself with the fantastic people and culture of New Orleans. He appreciates all forms of art and creativity, and is a true believer in being yourself. He shows this through The WearHouse District (www.thewearhousedistrict.com), his unique fashion blog.

Emily Jensen is a folk-singin’, camera-totin’, word-lovin’ Portland girl who fell hard for New Orleans years ago and never really left.

Lawrence Trunk is a native New Orleanian. He attended St. Martin’s Episcopal School and is currently entering his junior year at Spring Hill College. He first became interested in creative writing his senior year of high school and he credits his English teacher, Jessica Deckard, for sparkling that interest.

Mark Johnson is a Metairie native and graduate of Loyola University New Orleans. A musician trying to keep well rounded, he is a guitar and drum instructor for the New Orleans Academy of Music and the bassist/guitarist for local folk-rock band The Acadias. Mark loves to ponder all things music, especially trends in popular music and songwriting. He never passes up an excuse to concentrate and write things down, and looks forward to developing his skills as a music editorial writer.

Monica R. Harris is a professional theatre artist and all-around go-getter. Originally from Angeles City, Philippines, she spent the majority of her childhood in a small town just outside of Fort Worth, TX.  Monica came to New Orleans for the chance to further her education and stayed for her insatiable love-hate relationship with the humidity, the food, the music, the (mis)adventures, and Cripple Creek Theatre Company, for whom she has been acting since June 2008 and serving as a company member since August 2009.

Nikki Randolph is a former Yankee living in whodat culture and loving it! You can follow her on twitter at http://twitter.com/nolajeepgirl

Rachael is originally from Harrisburg, PA where she plans to be mayor one day. In the meantime she keeps busy cleaning the skeletons out of her closet, catering to the needs of a very spoiled Siberian Huskie, and hosting her own radio show, Plan DD: The morning after Rachael. Rachael can be reached for questions/comments at nolarach@gmail.com.

* A writer who has not been published on the InvadeNOLA blog or magazine within the last three months will be purged from this list.