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Creative Writing 101 Faculty
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is the co-founder and editor of the website Sexy Feminist, and co-author of the nonfiction book Sexy Feminism  (Mariner Books) and author of the nonfiction books Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted  (Simon & Schuster) and  Why? Because We Still Like You (Grand Central Publishing). She served as senior writer for Entertainment Weekly, and she has written for Glamour, Salon, Women’s Health, Runner’s World, Writer’s Digest, Fast Company, and New York‘s Vulture, as well as numerous daily newspapers. Her work is included in the anthologies Altared and Coffee At Luke's. She holds a BS from Northwestern University. Also Teaches:  Article Writing   Hit Send: Publishing Short Nonfiction   Nonfiction 101   Nonfiction Book Proposal  
Kimberlee Auerbach is the author of the memoir The Devil, the Lovers & Me (Dutton), which is based on her one-woman show. She has performed her comedic monologues throughout New York City, competed in the Moth GrandSLAM Storytelling Championships, and appeared on such radio shows as Sex, Success and Sensibility with Candace Bushnell and Wake-Up with Cosmo. She has taught at Mediabistro and the Bank Street College of Education. She holds a BA from SUNY Purchase. Also Teaches:  Humor Writing   Memoir Writing  
Ryan Bartelmay has published work in Boulevard, Phoebe, Greensboro Review, Sycamore Review, and The Believer, and he won Boulevard's Emerging Writer's Award. He served as the fiction co-editor and managing editor at Columbia: A Journal of Literature & Art and has taught at Columbia University and Kendall College. He holds a BA from the University of Iowa and an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University.
Polly Bresnick has published fiction and nonfiction in Brooklyn Rail, Weave Magazine, Monkeybicycle, decomP magazinE, Boogie Woogie Flu, and Ampersand Review. She has served in an editorial capacity with Pushcart Press, Tin House, and McSweeney’s, and she has served as an agent with the Paul Bresnick Literary Agency. She holds a BA from Bard College and an MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence.  Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing  
Ryan Britt has published fiction and nonfiction in Nerve, Opium Magazine, Soon Quarterly, The Rumpus, Clarkesworld Magazine, The New Inquiry, and Mr. Beller's Neighborhood.  His plays and performances have been seen at numerous venues, and he blogs for Tor.com. Also Teaches:  Humor Writing   Memoir Writing  
Carole Bugge is the author of the novels The Star of India, (re-released by Titan Press), The Haunting of Torre Abbey (St. Martin's Press), as well as Who Killed Blanche Dubois?, Who Killed Dorian Gray?, Who Killed Mona Lisa? (all with Berkely Prime Crime for the Claire Rawlings mystery series), and, under the pen name C.E. Lawrence, Silent Screams, Silent VictimSilent Kills, and Silent Slaughter (a thriller series from Kensington Publishing). Her short fiction has appeared in anthologies from St. Martin’s Press, Doubleday, and the Mystery Writers of America. Her plays and musicals have been presented regionally and in New York City. She has taught at NYU, Duke University, the Royal Court Repertory Theatre, and the American Comedy Institute. Carole holds a BA from Duke University. 
  Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing   Mystery Writing  
Kelly Caldwell has written for New York Newsday, House Beautiful, Time Out New York, The Writer, The Huffington Post,  and others. One of her essays was named a Notable Essay by the editors of the Best American Essays series and anthologized in If These Walls Could Talk: Thoughts of Home. She is also the associate dean of Gotham Writers' Workshop.  She holds a BJ from the University of Missouri and an MS from Columbia University. Also Teaches:  Essay and Opinion   Memoir Writing   Personal Essay Writing  
Marie Carter is the author of the memoir The Trapeze Diaries (Hanging Loose Press). Her work has been published in the Brooklyn Rail, Bloom, Spectacle, Turntable + Bluelight, and in the anthology Best Creative Nonfiction (W.W. Norton). She serves as associate editor of Hanging Loose Press, where she has edited the anthologies Word Jig and Voices of the City. She holds an MA in English Literature from Edinburgh University. Also Teaches:  Memoir Writing  
Steven Cherry is a senior associate editor at IEEE Spectrum. His work has appeared in Computer Shopper and Interactive Week, and the National Public Radio shows "Living on Earth" and "Here & Now." He has taught at the College of New Rochelle, the University of Iowa, and William Patterson University. He holds a BA from Geneseo College and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School.
Matthew Cody is the author of the middle grade novels Powerless and The Dead Gentleman (both Knopf), and he has published pieces in McSweeney’s and Opium Magazine. He has taught at Laguardia Community College. He holds a BFA from Webster University and an MFA in Theater from the University of Alabama. Also Teaches:  Children's Book Writing   Unbound: Creative Writing  
Ken Derry is the deputy editor of Yankees Magazine, the magazine of the New York Yankees. He has written articles for the New York Times, ESPN.com, Outside, Runner’s World, Bicycling, AM New York, the Times of Trenton, Blue, the Rough Guides, and Shecky’s Nightlife Guides. He holds a BA from Old Dominion University and an MFA in Fiction from the New School.   Also Teaches:  Article Writing  
BC Edwards is the author of the short story collection The Aversive Clause (Black Lawrence Press/Dzanc) and the poetry collections From the Standard Cyclopedia of Recipes (Black Lawrence Press/Dzanc), and To Mend Small Children (Augury Books), and his work is included in the anthologies Diving Divas and Zombiality. He has published poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in La Petite Zine, Freerange Nonfiction, Sink Review, Pax Americana, and Brooklyn Rail. He also serves as an executive producer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York.  He holds a BA from Reed College and an MFA in Creative Writing from the New School.  Also Teaches:  Poetry Writing   Write It Right!  
Sean Ennis has published fiction and poetry in Tin House, Crazyhorse, The Greensboro Review, Swink, The Mississippi Review, and is included in The Best New American Voices 2006. He teaches at the University of Mississippi, where he also served as an editor for The Yalobusha Review. He holds a BA from La Salle University and an MFA from the University of Mississippi. Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing  
Alison Espach is the author of the novel The Adults (Scribner). She has published fiction and nonfiction in McSweeny’s, Del Sol Review, and Fiction Writer’s Review, and she has served as editor for Arch Literary Journal and The Alembic. She has taught at Washington University in St. Louis. She holds a BA from Providence College and an MFA in Creative Writing from Washington University in St. Louis.
Janet Flora has published nonfiction in Yalabusha Review, Willow Review, Health Magazine, Salon News, Dramatics, Dan's Papers, and Makeup Artist Magazine, and she served as nonfiction editor of LIT. Her short fiction has been published in NDQ, New Orleans Review, and Hawaii Pacific Review. She has taught at NYU and the School of Visual Arts. She holds a BA from City University, Richmond College, and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the New School University.
Porter Fox has published articles, nonfiction, and fiction in The Believer, New York Times Magazine, Outside, Men’s Journal, National Geographic Adventure, Salon, Story Quarterly, Northwest Review, and Third Coast. He is the founder of Nowhere magazine, served as features editor for Powder magazine, and as fiction editor for LIT, and is a contributing editor for Hemispheres. He holds a BA from Middlebury College and an MFA in Fiction from the New School.
Danny Goodman has published fiction in Ducts and Brevity, and served as editor-in-chief of Ellipsis, and assistant editor on Gotham’s Fiction Gallery, an anthology of short stories. He has taught at the University of New Orleans and Suffolk Community College. He holds a BA from the University of Central Florida, an MA in Creative Writing from Lancaster University, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Orleans.
Tamara Guirado has published fiction in StoryQuartlerly, Best New American Voices, Rainbow Curve, Comet Magazine, and 580 Split. She has taught at Kansas State University, University of Wisconsin, and the Academy of Art in San Francisco. She holds a BS from Southern Oregon State University and an MFA from Mills College, and she was a Wallace Stegner Fiction Fellow at Stanford University. Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing  
Shahnaz Habib has published fiction and nonfiction in the anthologies Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers (Random House) and 21 Under 40 (Zubaan). She is a regular contributor to the New Yorker online, the Guardian blogs, and Of Note magazine. She holds a BA from Mahatma Gandhi University, and MA in English Literature from the University of Delhi, and an MA in Media Studies from the New School. Also Teaches:  Memoir Writing   Write It Right!  
Pamela Harris has written for the Oxygen network and has created sitcoms for various production companies, including Howard Stern Productions. Most of her feature length screenplays have been optioned and one is currently being packaged. She has worked as a writer, editor and story editor for authors, publishers and production companies. She is also an award-winning visual artist and has shown her art all over the U.S. She holds a BFA. from the Hartford Art School.
Lindsay Harrison Lindsay Harrison is the author of the memoir Missing (Simon & Schuster). She holds a BA from Brown and an MFA in Nonfiction from Columbia University.  Also Teaches:  Memoir Writing  
CJ Hauser has published fiction in Tin HouseThe Kenyon Review, Esquire, The Brooklyn Review, The Laurel Review, and Third Coast. She has worked at several literary agencies, and has taught at CUNY Manhattan and Brooklyn. She holds a BA from Georgetown University and an MFA in Fiction from Brooklyn College. Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing  
John Oliver Hodges is the author of the novella War of the Crazies (Main Street Rag).  His short stories and poetry have appeared in numerous literary magazines, including StoryQuarterly, The Literary Review, Swink, Chiron Review and Rattle. He has taught at FSU, the University of Mississippi, Montclair, and the Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference. He holds a BA and an MA in Creative Writing from FSU, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Mississippi.
Pete Jensen 
has developed original TV series for diverse production companies and he wrote the feature screenplay Derwin's Shadow, which won a development grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He wrote and directed the award-winning short film "Charlie Primitive," which screened at over twenty festivals across the U.S. and Europe. His prose has been published in such literary magazines as Swink. He holds an MFA in Screenwriting and Directing from Columbia University.
Also Teaches:  Dialogue Writing   Screenwriting   TV Writing   Unbound: Creative Writing   Write It Right!  
Meghan Kenny has published fiction in The Kenyon Review, Iowa Review, Gettysburg Review, Cimarron Review, Sonora Review, Bound Off, and The Florida Review. She has taught at Boise State University, The Cabin Literary Center, for the Writers in the Schools Program in Idaho, and at the Gilman School as a Tickner Writing Fellow. She holds a BA from Kenyon College and an MFA in Fiction from Boise State University.
Colleen Kinder is the author of the guidebook Delaying the Real World (Running Press), and she co-edited the essay anthology Confessions of a High School Nerd (Penguin). Her articles and essays have been published in the New York Times, National Geographic, Salon, Creative Nonfiction, the New Republic, Transitions Abroad, Ms., Gettysburg Review, Kenyon Review, Quarterly West, Ninth Letter, A Public Space, and Prairie Schooner, and the anthologies A Woman's World Again (Traveler's Tales) and 20-Something Essays by 20-Something Writers (Random House). She has taught at the University of Iowa. She holds a BA from Yale University and an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from the University of Iowa. Also Teaches:  Travel Writing   Write It Right!  
Scott LaCounte is the author of the humor memoir Quiet, Please (Da Capo Books). He has published humor pieces in McSweeney's, The Door, Campus Life, Morning News, Pacific Review, and Orange County Register. He holds a BA from California State University, Fullerton, and an MLIS in Library Science from San Jose State University. Also Teaches:  Humor Writing  
Stacy Parker Le Melle is the author of the memoir Government Girl (HarperCollins) and compiler of The Katrina Experience, an oral history project. She has published essays in Salon and is a contributor to McSweeney's Voice of Witness: Hurricane Katrina, and she is a blogger for the Huffington Post. She has taught with the Creative Writing Mentors Program, the Houston Writers in Schools, and InsideOut, where she served as program director. She holds a BA from George Washington University.
Edan Lepucki has published fiction in CutBank, Meridian, Narrative Magazine, the Los Angeles Review, the Los Angeles Times Magazine and Avery. She has taught at the University of Iowa and Oberlin College. She holds a BA from Oberlin College and an MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Michael Leviton is the author of the forthcoming children's picture book My First Ghost (Hyperion). He has published numerous illustrated paperbacks for Scholastic's READ 180 Literacy Program, and has worked as a celebrity picture book ghostwriter at HarperCollins, and as a screenwriter at RKO Pictures. He guest-lectures at the Parsons Pre-College Academy. He holds a BA from Wesleyan University. Also Teaches:  Children's Book Writing   Unbound: Creative Writing  
Chip Livingston is the author of the poetry collections Crow-Blue, Crow-Black (New York Quarterly Books) and Museum of False Starts (Gival Press). His fiction and non-fiction are also widely published, in journals including Ploughshares, Cincinnati Review, Potomac Review, Court Green, Subtropics, and Crazyhorse. He has taught writing at the University of the Virgin Islands, the University of Colorado and Brooklyn College. He holds a BS and a BA in English from the University of Florida, an MA in Fiction Writing from the University of Colorado, and an MFA in Poetry Writing from Brooklyn College. Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing  
Carolyn MacCullough is the author of the young adult novels, Falling Through Darkness (Roaring Book Press), one of the New York Public Library Best Books for the Teen Age, Stealing Henry (Roaring Brook Press), and Drawing the Ocean. She also teaches at the New School. She holds a BA from Grinnell College and an MFA in Creative Writing from the New School. Also Teaches:  Children's Book Writing  
Zachary Martin has published fiction, essays, and humor in Washington Square, Louisville Review, Fourth Genre, Lumina, Southeast Review, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. He is an assistant fiction editor at Narrative and has taught at the College of Staten Island. He holds a BA from the University of Chicago and an MA in Fiction from Florida State University. Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing  
Fran McNulty is the co-author of the nonfiction book Powerplay (Simon & Schuster). She has written features and food reviews for the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, New York, The Nation, Barrons, the Chicago Tribune, the Miami Herald, the Boston Globe, and New York Woman. She has taught at City University of New York and William Paterson College. She holds a BA from Harvard. Also Teaches:  Food Writing   Memoir Writing   Nonfiction 101  
Thais Miller is the author of the novel Our Machinery and the short story collection The Subconscious Mutiny and Other Stories (both Brown Paper Publishing). Her fiction and poetry is included in Bleak House Review, AmLit, and the anthology  Lethal Rejection(Carolina Academic Press). She holds a BA from American University and an MA in Creative Writing for Social Activism from NYU.  Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing   Novel Writing  
Alex Mindt is the author of the short story collection Male of the Species (Delphinium/HarperCollins), and he has published stories in numerous magazines, including the Missouri Review, Fiction, Confrontation, the Literary Review, and The Sun. His plays have been produced in Seattle and Los Angeles, and he co-wrote, directed, and produced the feature film Nowheresville, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival and on Showtime and won the audience award at the Las Vegas International Film Festival. He has taught at Bennington College, University of California at San Diego, and Columbia University. He holds a BA from the University of Iowa and an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University.
Kyle Minor is the author of the short story collection In the Devil's Territory (Dzanc Books) and editor of The Other Chekhov (New American Press). He has published fiction and nonfiction in the Gettysburg Review, Southern Review, Mid-American Review, and in the anthologies Best American Mystery Stories 2008 (Houghton Mifflin) and Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers (Random House). His work has been honored in the pages of the Atlantic Monthly and Writer's Digest. He has taught at Ohio State, Antioch, and Capital Universities, and the University of Toledo. He holds a BA from Anderson University, an MA in Creative Writing from Antioch, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Ohio State. Also Teaches:  Memoir Writing  
Sarah Norris is the arts editor for The Villager and has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, Village Voice, and TimeOutNY, among others. She holds a BFA from NYU and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Sarah Lawrence.
Kurt Opprecht has written articles and essays for such publications as the New York Times, the Economist, TimeOut New York, Glamour, World Art, PDN, Women's Own, the New York Sun, Look Japan, Tokyo Journal, Honeymoon, Endless Vacation, Wired, Swoon, and MinorityInterest. He is the editor of the satirical book Billionaires for Bush: How to Rule the World for Fun and Profit (Thunder's Mouth Press). He holds a BA from Reed College and a BS from Southern Utah University. Also Teaches:  Humor Writing  
Shelly Oria has published fiction in McSweeney’s, the Indiana Review, Quarterly West, cream city review, and FiveChapters. She has served as senior editor at Storyscape, curates the Actors Reading Writers series, and has taught fiction at the Pratt Institute.  She holds a BA from Tel Aviv University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence. Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing  
G. D. Peters   has published fiction in Folio, South Dakota Review, Sulphur River Literary Review, River Oak Review, Lynx Eye, Prairie Winds, The Licking River Review, Nebo,RiverSedge,and Reader’s Break, and he has served as an editor at FICTION. He has taught at The City College of New York and Lehman College. He holds a BA from Binghamton University, a JD from the University of Buffalo, and an MFA in Creative Writing from City College.
  
Michael Phillipps has published fiction in Antigonish Review, Bayou, Chaffin Journal, Dalhousie Review, Euphony, Forum, Gargoyle, Karamu, The MacGuffin, New Millennium Writings, new renaissance, Pikeville Review, Sulfur River Literary Review, and the Yorkville Anthology of New Writers. He has also published book reviews and articles in The Boston Globe and other newspapers. He has taught at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, the De Cordova Museum School, the South Shore Arts Center, Kingsborough Community College, and NYU. He holds a BA from Tufts University, a JD from NYU, and an MFA in Fiction Writing from NYU. Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing  
Meredith Phillips has published essays and reviews on food and other topics for Texas Monthly, Time Out New York, the Austin Chronicle and the Columbia Journal, and she blogs at Church Avenue Chomp. She is the author of numerous nonfiction children’s books (Scholastic and Compass Point Press). She has served as an editor for Harcourt Trade Publishers and worked in both product development and implementation for Scholastic Education Group. She holds a BA from Connecticut College and an MFA in Nonfiction from the New School. Also Teaches:  How To Blog   Nonfiction 101  
Dominic Preziosi has published fiction, articles and essays in Avery, Descant, Front Porch, Beloit Fiction Journal, Brooklyn Review, SmokeLong Quarterly, Storyglossia, and the Writer Magazine, and his work has been featured in the Brooklyn Writers Space Anthology (Sock Monkey Press) and What's Your Exit? (Word Riot Press). He has taught at CUNY. He holds a BA from Fordham, an MA in Liberal Studies from CUNY, and an MFA in Fiction from Brooklyn College. Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing  
Emily Rapp is the author of the memoir Poster Child (Bloomsbury). Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Cimarron Review, Clackamas Literary Review, Silent Voices, Terminus, The Sun, Texas Observer, Segue, and StoryQuarterly. She has received awards and recognition from the Atlantic Monthly, StoryQuarterly, the Mary Roberts Rinehart Foundation, the Jentel Arts Foundation, and she is the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Award. She has taught at Antioch University Los Angeles, Bucknell University, the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, and the Provincetown Adult Education Program. She is a Fulbright scholar and holds a BA from Saint Olaf College, an MTS from Harvard University, and an MFA in Fiction and Poetry from the University of Texas.
Jane Ratcliffe is the author of the novel, The Free Fall (Henry Holt), and co-author of the nonfiction books One Can Make a Difference (Adams Media) and Totally Vegetarian (De Capo). She has written fiction and nonfiction for Guernica, New England Review, Tricycle, The Sun, Vogue, Interview, VH1, the Detroit News, and is included in the anthology Lost and Found: Stories From New York. She has taught at the New School, Rutgers,and Washtenaw Community College. She holds a BFA from the University of Michigan and an MFA in Fiction Writing from Columbia University.
Evan Rehill has published fiction in American Short Fiction, Instant City, Watchword, 14 Hills, and Kitchen Sink. He has taught at San Francisco State University. He holds a BA and an MFA in Creative Writing, both from San Francisco State University. Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing  
Erik Rhey is a senior editor with PC Magazine and has written articles for Swindle, The Brooklyn Rail, Digital Life, EWeek, The Herald Times, Shepherd Express, and Milwaukee Magazine. His fiction has been published in Plum Biscuit, The Melic Review, The Copperfield Review, and The Attic. He holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and an MFA in fiction from The New School.
Beth Schwartzapfel has written articles for The New York Times, the American Prospect, the Nation, and Ms. And has served as a fact-checker for Esquire. She has taught at Brooklyn College and La Guardia Community College. She holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the New School. Also Teaches:  Nonfiction 101  
David Seigerman is co-author of the nonfiction book Take Your Eye Off the Ball  (Triumph Books). He has served as managing editor of College Sports Television as well as a field producer at CNN-Sports Illustrated, senior writer at College Sports Magazine, and sports reporter/columnist at Newsday and the Jackson Sun. His freelance work has appeared on ESPN and in many newspapers and magazines. He co-produced and co-wrote the documentary film, The Warrior Ethos: The Experience and Tradition of Boxing at West Point. He holds a BA from Ithaca College. Also Teaches:  Documentary Films   Essay and Opinion   Memoir Writing  
Amy Shearn is the author of the novels The Mermaid of Brooklyn (Touchstone) and How Far is the Ocean From Here (Shaye Areheart/Crown). Her humor writing, fiction, poetry, and reviews have appeared inJane, Modern Painters, Elimae, Hobart Pulp, West Branch, 3rdBed, Salt Hill, Passages North, Lyric Poetry Review, GutCult, Mississippi Review, Surgery of Modern Warfare, Yankee Pot Roast, Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, the anthologyHysteria, and the book Jewtopia: The Chosen Book for the The Chosen People. She has taught at the University of Minnesota and was a writing mentor for SASE: The Write Place. She holds a BA from the University of Iowa and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Minnesota. Also Teaches:  Write-In  
Carter Sickels is the author of the novel The Evening Hour (Bloomsbury), and has published short stories and essays in numerous journals, including  DoubleTake, CRATE, and Bayou. He has taught at Pennsylvania State University and UNC at Chapel Hill. He holds a BA from Ohio University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Penn State and an MA in Folklore from UNC at Chapel Hill.
Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing   Novel Writing  
Hasanthika Sirisena has published fiction in Epoch, Witness, Bellevue Literary Review, Night Train, Denver Quarterly and the anthology Best New American Voices 2005. She has taught at the City College New York. She holds a BA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and an MFA in Creative Writing from City College New York. Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing  
Maya Sloan is the author of the novel High Before Homeroom (Simon & Schuster) and ghostwriter of the memoir Redefining Diva (Gallery Books/Karen Hunter Publishing). She has published fiction in Boulevard, Passages North, and Driftwood. She has taught at Boston University, the University of Arkansas, and the University of Massachusetts. She holds a BFA from Boston University and MFAs in Creative Writing from Boston University and the University of Arkansas. Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing  
Stephanie Staal is the author of the nonfiction books Reading Women (Public Affairs) and The Love They Lost (Delacorte). Her articles and essays have appeared in the Washington Post, Glamour, and Marie Claire. She has served as developmental editor at She Writes Press, the US editor for Cyan Books, and as a literary scout and editorial consultant. She holds a BA from Barnard College, an MS in Journalism from Columbia University, and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.
Alexander Steele is the Dean of Faculty at Gotham Writers' Workshop. He is the editor of Writing Fiction, Fiction Gallery, and Writing Movies (all Bloomsbury USA). He is the author of numerous children's books, including titles in the Wishbone series (Lyrick Publishing) and the Hardy Boys series (Pocket Books). His plays include One Glorious Afternoon, Lightning and Frenzy, and King of Ragtime, and he scripted the documentary World War II: It Happened in Color. He holds a BA from Vanderbilt University. Also Teaches:  Children's Book Writing   Nonfiction 101   Screenwriting   Write-In  
Emily Taylor has published fiction in Inkwell, Crate, Baltimore Review, Green Mountains Review, Lost, and Hobart, and she served as the prose editor for LIT. She holds a BA from Colgate and an MFA in Creative Writing from the New School. Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing   Reading Fiction  
Jacinda Townsend is the author of the forthcoming novel Saint Monkey (Norton).  She has published short fiction in poemmemoirstory, Carve Magazine, Obsidian II,  and Passages North, and the anthologies Surreal South and Telling Stories: Fiction by Kentucky Feminists. She has taught at Southern Illinois University. She holds a BA from Harvard University and an MFA in Fiction  from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
Marissa Walsh is a literary agent with Fine Print Literary Management and has served as an editor at Random House. She is the author of the YA novel A Field Guide to High School (Delacorte Press), and the memoir Girl with Glasses (Simon and Schuster). She is the co-author of the nonfiction book Tipsy in Madras (Penguin) and editor of the anthologies Not Like I'm Jealous or Anything (Delacorte Press) and Does this Book Make Me Look Fat? (Clarion Books). She holds a BA from Smith College.
David Winner is the author of the novel The Cannibal of Guadalajara (Gival Press), and he has published fiction and nonfiction in Fiction, Confrontation, the Ledge, Berkeley Fiction Review, Cortland Review, the Village Voice, and Dream Catcher. A short film based on his story was shown at Cannes in 2007, and he is the fiction editor of The American. He has taught at Baruch College and Hudson Community College. He holds a BA from Oberlin College, an MFA in Fiction from the University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. in English Education from NYU.
Anne-E Wood has published fiction in Tin House, Agni, Other Voices, New Letters, Chicago Quarterly Review, Karuma Review, Fourteen Hills, Cream City Review, Fiction Attic, Beloit, and Licking River. She has taught at San Francisco State University and Rutgers University. She holds a BA from Macalester College and an MFA in Fiction from San Francisco State University. Also Teaches:  Fiction Writing  
Laura Yeager has published fiction in such magazines as Paris Review, Missouri Review, North American Review, Ohio Short Fiction, and Kaleidoscope. She has taught at Kent State University, Walsh University, Malone College, and Rhode Island School of Design. Laura holds a BA from Oberlin College, an MA in English from Iowa State University, and an MFA in English from the University of Iowa.
Irene Zabytko is the author of the novel The Sky Unwashed (Algonquin), and the short story collection When Luba Leaves Home (Algonquin). Her short fiction has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, and her nonfiction has appeared in such publications as the Orlando Sentinel, Belle Lettres, and the Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine. She holds a BA from Vermont College and an MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College.
Paul Zimmerman wrote the feature screenplay, A Modern Affair (distributed by Tara Releasing and In Pictures, video by Columbia Tri-Star). He served as screenwriter-in-residence for Tribe Pictures, and has written screenplays for JEM Entertainment and Primusfilms. His one-person play, Reno, was presented in New York City at the West Bank Cafe, Under Acme, The Tweed Ensemble Festival of New Works, and at several other colleges and performance spaces nationwide. He authored the chapter on Character in Writing Movies (Bloomsbury USA), part of GWW’s series of writing guides. He received a playwriting grant from the New York Public Theatre and has taught at Hofstra University. Paul holds a BA from Bennington College and an MFA in Playwriting from Yale. Also Teaches:  Character Development   Screenwriting  

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