Anna Burke

Anna Burke

Raised in Upstate New York, ANNA BURKE graduated from Smith College in 2012 with a B. A. in English Literature and Studio Art. She holds a certificate from the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa and was the inaugural recipient of the Sandra Moran...
Hilary Zaid

Hilary Zaid

A native of Los Angeles, Hilary Zaid is an alumna of the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley and the Tin House Writer’s Workshop. Her short fiction has appeared in print and online in publications including Lilith, Southwest Review, Utne Reader,...
Shamim Sarif

Shamim Sarif

British/Canadian writer and director SHAMIM SARIF is an equally successful novelist (the Pendleton May First Novel Award, Betty Trask Award), screenwriter, and feature film director. Shamim recently completed the film, Despite the Falling Snow, an epic story of love...
Bonnie J. Morris

Bonnie J. Morris

DR. BONNIE J. MORRIS was born on Mother’s Day, 1961, she attended an international elementary school in West Los Angeles, graduated from Carolina Friends School after her family moved to North Carolina, and then earned a B.A. in Jewish history from American...
Elana Dykewomon

Elana Dykewomon

Elana Dykewomon is an activist, author, and teacher and has a fiercely dedicated readership. Among the finest thinkers—and writers—the women’s movement has produced, she has worked for the last twenty-five years as an editor and teacher of composition and creative...