Christina Chiu


Christina Chiu is the winner of the James Alan McPherson Award for her novel Beauty. She is also author of Troublemaker and Other Saints, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons.  Troublemaker was a nominee for a BOMC Stephen Crane First Fiction Award, and winner of...

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Tucker Lieberman


Tucker Lieberman has published three nonfiction books. His essays are in two anthologies recognized by Lambda Literary, and his poetry chapbook based on the Epic of Gilgamesh was a finalist in Grayson Books’ 2020 contest. He is originally from the United...

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Jeremy Kitchen


Jeremy Kitchen is known as Chicago's Punk Rock Librarian, and he really is a librarian and a writer. His most recent publication is a short story in the upcoming collection "Echoes of a Natural World: Tales of the Strange and Estranged"...

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R. Conrad Speer


R. Conrad Speer, a Canadian author, lives in Saskatchewan.  His new collection of fiction, ‘Saint Lazarus Day and other stories’, was published in 2020 by Atmosphere Press.  He holds a postgraduate certificate in creative writing from the University of Edinburgh....

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Kelsey Freeman


As a writer and educator, Kelsey Freeman focuses on Indigenous rights, immigration policy, social justice, and public policy. In 2016, she received a Fulbright Fellowship to teach English and study migration in central Mexico. She is the author of No Option but...

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Ann Dávila Cardinal


Ann Dávila Cardinal is a novelist and Director of Student Recruitment for Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) where she also earned her MFA in Writing. She comes from a long line of Puerto Rican writers, including poets Virgilio & Jose...

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