MEET OUR AUTHORS

Natasha Gordon-Chipembere, born in Brooklyn New York, is a writer, scholar of slavery, professor, mother, wife, and founder of the Tengo Sed Writers’ Retreats for BIPOC in Costa Rica, where she currently resides.

Nicole Zelniker (she/her) is a writer and activist currently living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Savannah Johnston is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Her work has appeared

Carly Israel has written about parenting, divorce, and recovery for the Huffington Post and other venues. She is

Donna Miscolta, who grew up in California and now lives in Seattle, has a bachelor’s

Sion Dayson grew up in North Carolina and earned an MFA from Vermont College of Fine

Fayeza Hasanat, a Bangladeshi-American writer, teaches at the English Department of the University of Central

Kim Dana Kupperman a critically acclaimed, award-winning essay collection, I Just Lately Started Buying Wings. Missives from

Rosalie Morales Kearns, a writer of Puerto Rican and Pennsylvania Dutch descent, is the founder

A. Rafael Johnson is a Kimbilio Fellow. He earned his BA in Drama from the University of

Alexandra Chasin received a Ph.D. in Modern Thought and Literature at Stanford University in 1993,

Amanda Montei holds an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts and is a

Anna Joy Springer a prose writer and visual artist who makes grotesques – creating hybrid

Beth Couture received her Ph.D. in Creative Writing from the Center Center for Writers at

A recipient of the Henfield Transatlantic Review Award for Fiction, Brian Bradford has published work

Carol Ciavonne’s poetry is both lyrical and experimental and has been noted for its visual

AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER GRIMES is the author of Public Works: Short Fiction and a Novella (FC2,

Cris Mazza is the author of over 17 books, including Various Men Who Knew Us

David F. Hoenigman is the author of Burn Your Belongings (Jaded Ibis Press, 2010) and

Davis Schneiderman is a multimedia artist and writer and the author and editor of eight

Dawn Raffel is the author of two story collections, Further Adventures in the Restless Universeand

Elizabeth Earley holds a BA in Creative Writing and an MFA in Fiction from Antioch

Elizabeth J. Colen was born in the Midwest, raised in the Northeast, has lived in

Grayson Del Faro lives and writes in Reykjavík, Iceland. Mutilations on a Theme exemplifies the idiosyncratic ways

Jacob Paul’s novel, Sarah/Sara, was named by Poets & Writers as one of 2010’s five

Jan Millsapps is a pioneering digital filmmaker, an early web innovator, and a versatile and

Jane Rosenberg LaForge was born in Los Angeles and raised in the suburb of Laurel

Janice Lee is a writer, artist, editor, and curator. She is the author of KEROTAKIS

Jorge Armenteros is a practicing psychiatrist and graduate from Harvard University. In addition to his

Leslie McGrath’s interviews with poets appear regularly in The Writer’s Chronicle. Winner of the 2004

Lily Hoang is the author of The Evolutionary Revolution, Changing, a recipient of the PEN

Marlon L. Fick divides his time between his home in Mexico City and his work

Dr. Martin Nakell, the author of 12 books, both poetry, and fiction, has won the

Mathew Timmons’ projects include The New Poetics, CREDIT, Where is it Written?, After Darío, and

Michael Cadieux was born and raised in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Montana. Until the

Mugi Takei was born in New York and moved to Japan when her parents decided

Nathan Douglas Hansen served the U.S. Army as an Arabic Linguist and Combat Flight Medic.

Pamela Mills (1956-2004) grew up in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. After majoring in English and

Patricia Catto was born in Auburn, New York, of Italian immigrants. She is the author

Dr. Pedram Navab is a neurologist and sleep medicine specialist who currently resides in Los

Rick Whitaker is the author of Assuming the Position: A Memoir of Hustling and The

Rosetta J. Ballew-Jennings is most at ease amidst the moxie of old houses and cemeteries.

Roxanne Carter received her MFA in Literary Arts from Brown University in 2008, and a

Sharon White’s book, Vanished Gardens: Finding Nature in Philadelphia, won the Association of Writers and

Justin Petropoulos is the author of the poetry collection, Eminent Domain, selected by Anne Waldman

Matthew Cooperman is the author of, most recently, Spool, winner of the New Measure Prize (Free