An Interview with Yanara Friedland
Yanara Friedland is a German-American writer, translator and teacher. Her first book, Uncountry: A Mythology was the winner of the 2015 Noemi Press Fiction award. She is the recipient of research grants from the DAAD and Arizona Commission on the Arts, supporting her...
2017 Contest: An Interview with Poetry Judge Rachel McKibbens
Rachel McKibbens is a two-time New York Foundation for the Arts poetry fellow and author of Pink Elephant, Into the Dark & Emptying Field and blud. She founded The Pink Door Women’s Writing Retreat, the only annual writing retreat exclusively for women of color,...
2017 Contest: A Conversation with Nonfiction Judge Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib
Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. His first collection of poems, The Crown Ain’t Worth Much, was released by Button Poetry in 2016. His first collection of essays, They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us, is...
2017 Contest: An Interview with Fiction Judge Nicola Griffith
Nicola Griffith, a dual UK/US citizen, is the author of six novels (most recently Hild), a few short stories, and a memoir. She co-edited the Bending the Landscape anthology series of original short fiction with queer protagonists. These works have won more than...