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May 16, 2026

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GBF Blog

Martell, Nevin

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

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