is the author of the novelAnd Then Things Fall Apart(Simon & Schuster). Her short stories and nonfiction have appeared inOne Story,SmokeLong季度,McSweeney's, Madison Review,The Dinner Party Download,New Stories from the Midwest 2018(New American Press), the New York Times, and elsewhere. She holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University.

has published short fiction inVagabond: Bulgaria's English Monthly,The Oleander Review, andBlack Warrior Review, among many others. He is the translator, with Quan M. Ha, of the short-story collectionHanoi at Midnightby Bao Ninh (Texas Tech University Press). He co-founded the literary magazineCedilla,has worked as a tutor with the Michigan Mentorship Program, and taught for the University of Michigan. He holds a BA from the University of Montana and an MFA in Fiction from the University of Michigan.

is the author of the science fiction novelFull-Blood Half-Breed(Penguin Random House), and he is a contributing writer to Suvudu.com, a science fiction and fantasy blog at Random House. He is a staff writer for the television showCraig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy(Urban Movie Channel), and he wrote and directed the feature filmFollowing Bliss, which won Best Feature Film at the Global Arts International Film Festival. His short film "The Story"won the Denver World Film Festival, and his short film "Jack for President" was a runner-up in the New York 24-Hour Filmmaking Contest. He was the artistic director of the BlackBird Theatre Company in NYC; created, wrote, and drew the cartoon stripRick the Roachfor theRichmond News Leader;and is a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserves. He holds a BA from Virginia Commonwealth University.

is the author of theShad Hadidchildren's fantasy series, the novelBashir Boutros and the Jewels of the Nile, and the forthcoming graphic novelTarik’s Bazaar Adventure(all HarperCollins). He has also written short stories published in collaboration withUNICEF. He has taught for the Concord (Massachusetts) Library System, the Orlando Libraries, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. He holds a BS and an MBA from Clark University.

is the author of the novelQuizzleboon(Perpetual Motion Machine Press), the short story collectionThe Love Box(Livingston Press), and the novellaWar of the Crazies(Main Street Rag). His short stories have appeared in appeared inSouthern Cultures Magazine,American Short Fiction, New World Writing,andTexas Review.He has taught at Florida State University, the University of Mississippi, and the Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference. He holds a BA and an MA in Creative Writing from Florida State University, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Mississippi.

is the author of the young adultHamilton High series(Little Brown/Poppy), which includes the纽约时报best-sellingThe DUFF, also the young adult novelsThat's Not What Happened,Run(both Scholastic),Secrets and Lies(Poppy),and the graphic novelPoison Ivy: Thorns(DC Comics). She is also the author of the middle grade novelsLila and HadleyandThe Swift Boys & Me(both Scholastic). She has published fiction inYoung Adult Review Net, and nonfiction inSeventeen,YA Highway, andPoptimal.

has published short fiction inVol. 1 Brooklyn,Brainwxsh,Still Life, andSoft Punk. He wrote and directed the short filmsThe One, which appeared in several film festivals including the Ohio Valley Film Festival, andSwimLessonsforThe Believermagazine. He has taught at Spotlight Kids NY and the 52^ndStreet Project. He holds a BFA from Roanoke College and an MFA from New York University.

createdMarried by the Hour, a half-hour comedy (Howard Stern Productions) and served as a staff writer forLife on the Line, a one-hour drama (Oxygen Network). She wrote the feature screenplayJoyville, which was selected for the Writers Lab, a program sponsored by Meryl Streep and Oprah Winfrey. She has also written and optioned feature screenplays. She co-wrote and directed the short film “En Route,” a selection of the New York Short Film Festival, the Big Apple Film Festival, and the Blackbird Film Festival. She is an award-winning visual artist whose work can be viewed in private, corporate, and embassy collections across the world. She holds a BFA from the Hartford Art School.

has published fiction inLit Hub,Five Points,Epiphany, december,Southampton Review,Shenandoah, and other journals. He taught for Stony Brook Southampton, where he also earned an MFA in Creative Writing.