Blue Flower Arts

Chris Abani

NYT Bestselling Novelist
Nigerian-born Poet
PEN Freedom to Write
FYE Novel: Graceland

Osama Alomar

Acclaimed Syrian Author
Flash Fiction/Poetry
Fullblood Arabian
The Teeth of the Comb

Molly Antopol

Short Story Writer
The UnAmericans
5 Under 35 Honoree
O. Henry Prize

Jill Bialosky

Memoirist, Poet, Novelist
Professional Editor
Memoir: History of Suicide
Poetry: The Players

Amy Bloom

NYT Bestselling Novelist
Short Story Writer
Novels: Lucky Us • Away
National Magazine Award

Bonnie Jo Campbell

Bestselling Novelist
Short Story Writer
Once Upon A River
American Salvage

Kwame Dawes

Ghana-born Jamaican Poet
Novelist and Essayist
Emmy: LiveHopeLove
Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius

Andre Dubus III

#1 NYT Bestselling Novelist
House of Sand and Fog
Poverty & Violence Issues
FYE Memoir: Townie

Angela Flournoy

Acclaimed Novelist
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
5 Under 35 Honoree
FYE: The Turner House

Aminatta Forna

Award-winning Novelist
Acclaimed Memoirist
Issues of War and Peace
The Memory of Love

Mary Gaitskill

Acclaimed Fiction Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Novels: Veronica • The Mare
Short Story: Don't Cry

Forrest Gander

Ecological Poetics
Novelist: The Trace
Essayist: Faithful Existence
Translation: Pablo Neruda

Cristina Garcí­a

Cuban-American Writer
Novelist & Poet
Young Adult Author
Novel: King of Cuba

Natalie Goldberg

Bestselling Author & Poet
Writing Down The Bones
Buddhist Themes
Visual Artist

Sara Gruen

Paul Harding

Acclaimed Novelist
Pulitzer Prize Winner
Author of Tinkers
Author of Enon

Pam Houston

Acclaimed Novelist
Short Story Writer
Essay Writer
Animals, Outdoors, Nature

Ben Marcus

Acclaimed Novelist
Short Story Writer
Jewish Themes
The Flame Alphabet

Hisham Matar

Jacquelyn Mitchard

Rick Moody

Bestselling Novelist
Acclaimed Memoirist
Essays: Celestial Music
Novel: Hotels of America

Daniyal Mueenuddin

Pakistani-American Author
Short Story Writer
Pulitzer Prize Finalist

Okey Ndibe

Francine Prose

NYT Bestselling Author
Fiction, Nonfiction, Essay
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Reading Like A Writer

Roxana Robinson

Shortlist IMPAC Award
Novels: Sparta & Cost
Art Scholar & Ecologist
Georgia O'Keeffe: A Life

Sapphire

Bestselling Novelist
Performance Poet
Social Justice Activist
FYE: Push | Film: Precious

George Saunders

NYT Bestselling Writer
Story Prize • Folio Prize
MacArthur "Genius" Award
FYE: Tenth of December

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

Award-winning Memoirist
Acclaimed Story Writer
New York Times Essayist
When Skateboards Will...

Dani Shapiro

Bestselling Memoirist
Novelist & Essayist
CNF: Hourglass, Devotion
Novel: Black & White

Michael Thomas

Novelist & Memoirist
IMPAC Dublin Award
Novel: Man Gone Down
Memoir: The Broken King

Gioia Timpanelli

Renowned Storyteller
Acclaimed Fiction Writer
American Book Award
Sometimes the Soul