Peter Cooper is a musician, writer, and native South Carolinian. A graduate of Wofford College, he is currently the senior music writer at The Nashville Tennessean. Cooper's first book, Hub City Music Makers, was published in 1997; it explores the popular music legacy of Spartanburg.

Ron Rash is the author of Hub City's Eureka Mill. A novelist, poet, and short story writer, he is currently the Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Studies at Western Carolina University. Rash's poetry and fiction has appeared in numerous literary journals and magazines, including Shenandoah, The Georgia Review, Yale Review, and Oxford American.

Born on South Liberty Street, Brenda Lee Pryce, is one of the compilers of Hub City's South of Main book (2005). She served as a member of the S.C. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2005 and currently is a member of the regulatory staff and outreach manager of the S.C. Lifeline and Link-up Programs. Brenda also collects books by African-American woman authors.

Beatrice Hill is one of the compilers of Hub City's award-winning South of Main book about urban renewal on Spartanburg's southside. Born in Tobe Hartwell Apartments, she has had a lifelong interest in the history of her neighborhood. On the heels of the success of her book, she became a board member at the Spartanburg County Historical Association.