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Fiction Writing Faculty
Jacob M. Appel has published fiction in numerous literary magazines, including Literal Latte, Agni, Colorado Review, Nebraska Review, Boston Review, Buffalo Spree, Green Mountains Review, Greensboro Review, and StoryQuarterly. He has taught at NYU, Manhattan College, Pace University, William Paterson University, and Brown University. Jacob holds a BA and MA from Brown University, an MA and an MPhil from Columbia University, a JD from Harvard, and an MFA in Creative Writing from NYU.
Michael Backus is the author of the novel Double (Xynobooks Publishing), and he has published work in One Story, Portland Review, Sycamore Review, Exquisite Corpse, Verb, Storyhead, The High Hat, The Writer, and Hanging Loose. He has taught at Columbia College and Marymount Manhattan College. He holds a BA from Purdue University and an MFA from Columbia College. 
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. Also Teaches:  Creative Writing 101  
Susan Breen is the author of the novel The Fiction Class (Plume and Headline Review UK). She has published short fiction in American Literary Review, Chattahoochee Review, Nebraska Quarterly, North Dakota Quarterly, and anderbo. She holds a BA from the University of Rochester and an MFA from Columbia University. Also Teaches:  Novel Writing  
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:  Creative Writing 101  
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:  Creative Writing 101   Mystery Writing  
Scott Cheshire is the author of the novel High as the Horses' Bridles (Henry Holt), and he has published fiction and nonfiction with AGNI, Word Riot, Alimentum, Killing the Buddha, Dry Ink, Dirt Press, Tottenville Reivew, Sport Literate, Knock, and in The Chamber Four Fiction Anthology. He has served as an editor with Picador and the Tottenville Review. He holds a BA from Queens College and an MFA in Fiction from Hunter College.  Also Teaches:  Dialogue Writing   The Writer's Mind   Write It Right!  
Catherine Chung is the author of the novel Forgotten Country (Riverhead), and her fiction has been published inGranta, Guernica, Quarterly West, The Journal, and the anthologySisters. She has taught at Cornell and the University of Leipzig. She holds a BS from the University of Chicago and an MFA in Creative Writing from Cornell. 
Elizabeth Cohen is the author of the memoir The Family On Beartown Road (Random House), the short story collection The Hypothetical Girl (Split Oak Press), the poetry colleciton The Economist's Daughter (Ecstatic Utterance), and co-author of the nonfiction book The Scalpel and the Silver Bear (Bantam).  Her essays, articles, and poetry have appeared in Newsweek, People, the New York Times Magazine, Yale Review, Northwest Review, Glamour, Parenting, Rolling Stone and Family Circle. She has taught at Binghamton University, University of New Mexico, the New School for Social Research, and Western Connecticut State University. She holds a BA from University of New Mexico, an MA in Documentary Filmmaking from Temple University, and an MFA in Poetry from Columbia University. Also Teaches:  Memoir Writing  
Darcy Cosper is the editor-in-chief of the online literary magazine Swink. She is the author of the novel Wedding Season(Crown). Her writing has been anthologized in Full Frontal Fiction, Sex & Sensibility, and 2033: The Future of Misbehavior. Her book reviews have appeared in publications including The Los Angeles Times Book Review, The New York Times Book Review, and Bookforum. She holds a BA from Sarah Lawrence College.
Jeanine Cummins is the author of the memoir A Rip in Heaven (NAL) and the novel The Outside Boy (NAL). She has worked in the sales department of Penguin, and served as a guest lecturer at the University of Maryland. She holds a BA from Towson University.
Michael Davis is the author of the short story collection Gravity (Carnegie Mellon Press), and he has published fiction in Descant, San Joaquin Review, Jabberwock Review, Black Mountain Review, Eclipse, Cottonwood, Mid-American Review, Full Circle, Hayden's Ferry Review, Georgia Review, Storyglossia,and Chicago Quarterly Review. He served as fiction editor of CutBank.He has taught at CSU Fresno, Fresno City College, the University of Missouri-Columbia, the University of Montana, and the CSU Young Writers' Conference. He holds a BA from UC Irvine and an MFA in Fiction Writing from the University of Montana.
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.
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.
Melissa Febos is the author of the memoir Whip Smart (St. Martins Press). Her fiction and essays have been published in The Southeast Review, Redivider, Storyscape Journal, Artisan, Italics Mine, Bitch Magazine, Smut Magazine and Lostwriters.net, and her articles have been published in Cape Cod Life Magazine, GO Magazine, Citysearch, and Summerguide. She has taught at SUNY, Purchase and Hofstra University. She holds a BLA from the New School and an MFA in Nonfiction from Sarah Lawrence College.
Shari Goldhagen is the author of the novel Family and Other Accidents (Random House). She has published fiction in Indiana Review, Prism International, Beacon Street Review, and Wascana Review, and she has published articles in theNational Enquirer, Complete Woman, teenStyle, Ohioana, and Restaurants and Institutions. She has taught at Ohio State University. She holds a BSJ from Northwestern University and an MFA in Fiction from Ohio State University. Also Teaches:  Novel Writing  
Manuel Gonzales is the author of the short story collection The Miniature Wife and Other Stories(Riverhead), and he has published fiction and nonfiction in One Story, The Believer, Fence, L Magazine, McSweeney's, Mississippi Review, and American Journal of Print. He has taught for the Bank Street College of Education, Harlem Overheard, and Houston Community College. He holds a BA from the University of Texas and an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University.
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.
Season Harper-Fox has published fiction, poetry, and book reviews in Cream City Review, Rocky Mountain Review of Modern Language and Literature, OnTheBus, and Primavera, and she has served as editorial assistant for Prairie Schooner. She has taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska-Omaha. She holds a BA and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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:  Creative Writing 101  
R. Dean Johnson has published fiction and essays in Ascent, F. Scott Fitzgerald Review, New Orleans Review, Santa Clara Review, and Southern Review, and in the anthology A Tribute to Orpheus (Kearney Street Books). He served as fiction editor at Hayden’s Ferry Review and editor of the anthology, Teachable Moments: Essays on Experiential Education (University Press of America). He has taught at Arizona State University, Prescott College, Yavapai College, and Cameron University. He holds a BS from California State Polytechnic, an MA in English from Kansas State University, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Arizona State University.
Michael Jones has published fiction in Grain Magazine, Crab Creek Review, and New Texas, and he served as fiction editor for Gulf Coast. He has taught at the University of Houston and North Harris Community College. He holds a BA from the University of Texas, an MA in English and Film Studies from the University of Alberta, and a PhD in Creative Writing and literature from the University of Houston. 
Anita Shah Kapadia has published fiction in Glimmer Train, StoryQuarterly, Gargoyle, and River Oak Review. She holds a BS from NYU and an MFA in Fiction Writing from Columbia University.
Jaime Karnes has published fiction and nonfiction in Granta, Storyglossia, Willard & Maple, HTMLGIANT, PopMatters and TransLit Magazine. She has taught at Rutgers and Essex County College. She holds a BA from the University of Kansas and an MFA in Fiction from Rutgers-Newark University.
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. Also Teaches:  Creative Writing 101  
Justin Kramon is the author of the novel Finny (Random House), and has published fiction in Glimmer Train, Story Quarterly, Boulevard, and Fence. He has taught at the University of Iowa. He holds a BA from Swarthmore College and an MFA in Fiction from the University of Iowa.
Sarah Langan is the author of the novels Audrey's Door (HarperCollins), The Missing (Harper Paperbacks), and The Keeper (HarperTorch). She has published short stories and essays in F&SFand St. John’s Humanities Review, and the anthologies The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror 2011, Brave New Worlds, and Creature!. She holds a BA from Colby College and an MFA in Fiction from Columbia.
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. Also Teaches:  Creative Writing 101  
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:  Creative Writing 101  
T Kira Madden has published in or has work forthcoming in The Kenyon Review Online, Puerto del Sol, Hyphen, Fourteen Hills, and elimae, among others. She is the founding editor of the literary journal No Tokens. She holds a BBA from Parsons School of Design & Eugene Lang College and an MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College. 
Shivani Manghnani has published fiction in Boston Review, Hyphen, Harpur Palate, So to Speak, and in the anthology Contours of the Heart (Temple University Press). She has taught at CUNY and St. Joseph’s College. She holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University.
Daniel Marcus has published short stories in both literary and genre magazines, including Witness, Asimov's, Realms of Fantasy, Science Fiction Age, ZYZZYVA, and Fantasy and Science Fiction. He is the author of the short story collection, Binding Energy (Elastic Press), the novel, Burn Rate (Apodis Publishing), and his nonfiction has appeared in Wired, Boing-Boing, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He has taught at the U.C. Berkeley Extension and San Francisco's Writing Parlor. He holds a BA from Hampshire College and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley. Also Teaches:  Science Fiction & Fantasy 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.
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:  Creative Writing 101   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  
Benjamin Obler is the author of the novel Javascotia (HamishHamilton), and he has published short fiction and essays in Evansville Review, QWERTY, and The Slate. He has taught at the Loft Literary Center. He holds a BA from the University of St. Thomas and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. 
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:  Creative Writing 101  
Dalia Pagani is the author of the novel Mercy Road (Delacorte), and her fiction and essays have appeared in Story, Portsmouth Review, Green Mountains Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, Omnificent, and Cruising World. She has taught at Plymouth State University, Lebanon College, and Johnson State College. She holds a BA and an MFA in Writing from Vermont 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.
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.
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.
Also Teaches:  Creative Writing 101  
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.
Brandi Reissenweber has published fiction in North Dakota Quarterly, Aspects, and Rattapallax, and she authored the chapter on Character in Writing Fiction (Bloomsbury USA), part of GWW's series of writing guides. She served as an assistant editor with Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope: All Story and as an editor at Washington Square. She has taught at NYU, St. John's University, Borough of Manhattan Community College, SafeSpace, New York Hospital, and Il Chiostro in Italy. She holds a BA from Purdue University and an MFA in Fiction Writing from NYU. Also Teaches:  Reading Fiction  
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.
Lev AC Rosen is the author of the novel All Men of Genius (Tor). He has published short fiction in Esopus and written for Tor.com. He has taught at the Oberlin Experimental College. He holds a BA from Oberlin and an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence. 
Martha Schulman has published fiction and nonfiction in the The Seattle Review, The Beacon Street Review, Gulf Stream, Jewish Currents, The Kings English and the 2003 Bridport Prize Anthology. She also reviews nonfiction for Publishers Weekly. She has taught at Columbia University and is a writing tutor and humanities instructor at The Cooper Union. She holds an AB from the University of Chicago, an MAT from Brown University, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. Also Teaches:  Memoir Writing  
Hugh Sheehy has published fiction in such literary magazines as StoryQuarterly, Glimmer Train, Kenyon Review, Antioch Review, St. Ann’s Review, and Southwest Review. He has taught at the University of Alabama, Kennesaw State University, and Agnes Scott College. He holds a BA from Miami University, Ohio and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Alabama.
Jessie Sholl is the author of the memoir Dirty Secret  (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster). She has published fiction and nonfiction in Fiction, Lit, CutBank, Other Voices, the New York Times, Experience Life, and Ladies Home Journal. She is the co-editor of Travelers' Tales Prague and the Czech Republic  (Travelers’ Tales Press). She has taught at the New School University. She holds a BA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA in Creative Writing from the New School University. 
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:  Creative Writing 101   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:  Creative Writing 101  
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.
Tatjana Soli is the author of the novel The Lotus Eaters (St Martin's Press), a 2010 New York Times Notable Book. She has published fiction in StoryQuarterly, Confrontation, Gulf Coast, Other Voices, Nimrod, Third Coast, Carolina Quarterly, Sonora Review and North Dakota Quarterly, and her work has been twice listed in the 100 Distinguished Stories in Best American Short Stories. She holds a BA from Stanford University and an MFA in Fiction from Warren Wilson.
Diana Spechler is the author of the novels Skinny and Who By Fire (both Harper Perennial). Her fiction has appeared in Glimmer Train, Greensboro Review, and Moment, and her nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times, GQ, O Magazine, Esquire, New York, Self, Details, theWall Street Journal, and Nerve. She has taught at the University of Montana and the Interlochen Center for the Arts. She holds a BA from the University of Colorado and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. Also Teaches:  Novel Writing  
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  
Elizabeth Stevens is the author of the novella Wolf Memoirs(under the name Gordon Ebenezer Gourd), published in Explosion-Proofmagazine, and she has published nonfiction in The Awl, Electric Literature and the Rolling Stone website. She has served in an editorial capacity with Electric Literature and Brooklyn Review. She has taught at Brooklyn College, Kingsborough Community College, and St. Francis College. She holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA in Fiction from Brooklyn College. 
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:  Creative Writing 101   Reading Fiction  
Elizabeth Tippens is the author of the novel-in-stories Winging It (Putnam Riverhead). She has published fiction and nonfiction in Harper’s, Ploughshares, Voices of the Xiled, Mademoiselle, Playboy, Rolling Stone, and YM. She has taught at NYU. She holds an MFA in Writing and Literature from Bennington College. 
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. Also Teaches:  Creative Writing 101  
Anya Ulinich is the author of the novel Petropolis (Penguin). She has published short stories in PEN America and Zoetrope All-Story, and articles in the New York Times and Newsweek. She holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA in Visual Arts from UC Davis.
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.
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. Also Teaches:  Creative Writing 101  
James Yeh has published fiction and nonfiction in McSweeney’s, NOON, PEN America, Opium Magazine, The Rumpus, The Morning News, and the Faster Times, and his work appears in the anthology 30 Under 30  (Starcherone Books). He is a founding editor of the literary magazine Gigantic. He has taught at Columbia University and Writopia. He holds a BA from Clemson and an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University. 
David Yoo is the author of the YA novels Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before (Hyperion) and Girls for Breakfast (Delacorte), the middle grade novel The Detention Club (Balzer + Bray), and the essay collection The Choke Artist (Grand Central). He has published fiction and nonfiction in Massachusetts Review, Rush Hour, Maryland Review, and the anthology Guys Write for Guys Read (Viking). He has taught at Pine Manor College and CU-Boulder. He holds a BA from Skidmore College and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Also Teaches:  Humor Writing   Novel Writing  
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.

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