Nevin Martell is a Washington, D.C.-based food and travel writer, parenting essayist, recipe developer, and photographer who has been published by The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, USA Today, The Daily Beast, Men’s Journal, National Geographic, Fortune, Travel + Leisure,… Continue Reading
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Hussaini, Hajar
Hajar Hussaini is a poet and translator from Kabul, Afghanistan, living in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Skidmore College. Her debut poetry collection, “Disbound,” was published in 2022 by the University of… Continue Reading
Queeney, Maggie
Maggie Queeney is the author of “In Kind,” winner of the 2022 Iowa Poetry Prize, and a poetry chapbook, “settler.” Recipient of the 2019 Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize, The Ruth Stone Scholarship, and Individual Artists Program Grants from the City… Continue Reading
Katz, Sarah
Sarah Katz is the author of “Country of Glass” (Gallaudet University Press, May 2022). She earned an MFA in Creative Writing from American University. Her poems appear in Bear Review, Poetry Daily, Redivider, RHINO and The Shallow Ends, among others. Her… Continue Reading
Caycedo-Kimura, Aaron
Aaron Caycedo-Kimura is the author of two poetry books: the full-length collection “Common Grace” (Beacon Press, 2022) and “Ubasute,” winner of the 2020 Slapering Hol Press Chapbook Competition. His honors include a MacDowell Fellowship, a Robert Pinsky Global Fellowship, a… Continue Reading
Palmer, Alison
Alison Palmer is the author of “I Give You the Planets” (Broadstone Books, forthcoming 2025), “The Offing” (Broadstone Books, 2024), “Bargaining with the Fall” (Broadstone Books, 2023), “Everything Is Normal Here” (Broadstone Books, 2022) and “The Need for Hiding” (Dancing… Continue Reading
Moll, Tonee
Tonee Moll is a queer poet, essayist and educator. Tonee holds an MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts and a Ph.D. in English. They are the author of “Out of Step: A Memoir,” which won the Lambda Literary Award… Continue Reading
Davis-Muffett, Patricia
Patricia Davis-Muffett (she/her) holds an MFA from the University of Minnesota. Her chapbook, “alchemy of yeast and tears,” was published by Kelsay Books in March. Her work has won honors including Best of the Net 2022 nomination, inclusion in Best… Continue Reading
Ellis, David
David Ellis is the Edgar-winning author of 11 suspense novels, as well as another 10 co-written with James Patterson. His most recent solo novels were “Look Closer” (2022) and “The Best Lies” (2024). He won the Edgar Award for Best… Continue Reading
Puhak, Shelley
Shelley Puhak is the author of three books of poetry. The most recent is “Harbinger” (Ecco/HarperCollins 2022), selected by Nicole Sealey for the National Poetry Series. Her poetry has appeared in The Atlantic, Cincinnati Review, Missouri Review and Verse Daily, and… Continue Reading
