Kim Johnson held leadership positions in social justice organizations as a teen and in college, then made her life’s work to transform higher education to advance equity and access as a vice provost. She is now an author, speaker, faculty… Continue Reading
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Sichel, Nina
Nina Sichel’s previously published work explores themes of memory and place, belonging and outsiderness. She is co-editor of two books about cross-cultural, international childhoods: “Unrooted Childhoods: Memoirs of Growing Up Global” and “Writing Out of Limbo: International Childhoods, Global Nomads… Continue Reading
Goldenthal, Ariel
Ariel M. Goldenthal teaches English at George Mason University. Her fiction has appeared in numerous journals including Flash Frontier, The Citron Review, and MoonPark Review; the Washington Writers Publishing House anthology; and volume VIII of the Grace and Gravity anthology… Continue Reading
Eisenstein, Jana
Jana Eisenstein is a writer. Ok, so prior to her book “Ghosted: Dating & Other Paramoural Experiences” no one technically paid her to write, but it’s what she loves to do. Growing up, she idolized Dave Barry and, as an… Continue Reading
Simon, Jessica
Jessica Genia Simon began writing poetry at age seven. As a teenager based in Rockville, Md., she competed and won a spot on the Brave New Voices D.C. National Youth Poetry Slam Team. She earned a B.A. in English and… Continue Reading
Powers, Zach
Zach Powers is the author of the novel, “First Cosmic Velocity” (Putnam 2019) and the story collection, “Gravity Changes” (BOA Editions 2017). His writing has been featured by American Short Fiction, Lit Hub, The Washington Post and elsewhere. He works… Continue Reading
O’Toole, Kathleen
Kathleen O’Toole’s fourth poetry collection, “This Far,” was released in 2019 by Paraclete Press. Her poems have recently appeared in “Presence” and “Christian Century;” awards include the 2020 Connecticut River Review Poetry Prize and third place in the 2023 Joe… Continue Reading
Popkin, Jim
Jim Popkin is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, WIRED and on NPR. He ran the NBC News Investigative Unit, where he was a senior producer and on-air correspondent. Jim reported for NBC News for… Continue Reading
Daniels, Kwame Sound
Kwame Sound Daniels is a traditional and fiber artist based out of Maryland. Xe are an Anaphora Arts Residency Fellow and an MFA candidate for Vermont College of Fine Arts. Xir first collection of poetry, “Light Spun,” was published in… Continue Reading
Bartz, Julia
Julia Bartz is The New York Times best-selling author of “The Writing Retreat,” a practicing therapist, and a creative coach. Her fiction writing has appeared in The South Dakota Review, InDigest Magazine, and more. Julia lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. Twitter:… Continue Reading