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Aimee Liu


Aimee Liu is the author of the new novel Glorious Boy. Her other books include the novels Flash House, Cloud Mountain, and Face and the memoirs Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders and Solitaire. She holds an MFA from...

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Yi Shun Lai


Yi Shun Lai is the author of Not a Self-Help Book: The Misadventures of Marty Wu (2016) and Pin Ups (2020). Adjunct faculty at Bay Path University and Southern New Hampshire University's MFA programs. Columnist, The Writer magazine. Pin UpsHomebound Publications,...

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Amy Shearn


Amy Shearn is the author of the novels How Far Is the Ocean from Here, The Mermaid of Brooklyn, and Unseen City. She works as an editor, and her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, and elsewhere. Amy...

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Ellen Meeropol


Ellen Meeropol is the author of the novels Her Sister’s Tattoo, Kinship Of Clover, On Hurricane Island, and House Arrest. Recent short fiction and essays are in Solstice Magazine, Lit Hub, Ms Magazine, and Lilith. She grew up in the D.C. area...

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Lara Ehrlich


Lara Ehrlich is the author of the short story collection Animal Wife (Red Hen Press, Sept 2020), which won Red Hen’s Fiction Award, judged by Ann Hood. Lara lives in Connecticut with her husband and daughter. Animal WifeRed Hen Press, 2020...

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Donna Hemans


Donna Hemans is the author of two novels: River Woman and Tea by the Sea. Her work has appeared in Electric Literature, Ms. Magazine, Crab Orchard Review, among others. She lives in Maryland and owns the DC Writers Room, a co-working...

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