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Zoe Zolbrod is the author of CURRENCY, the debut title of Other Voices Books’ Morgan Street International Novel Series.  Her short fiction has appeared in Fish Stories, the Chicago Reader and elsewhere, and she was the co-founder of the thriving 1990s zine, Maxine: A Literate Companion for Churlish Girls and Rakish Women.
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Allison Amend was born in Chicago on a day when the Cubs beat the Mets 2-0. She graduated from Stanford University and holds an MFA from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her IPPY Award-winning debut short story collection, Things That Pass for Love, was published in October 2008 by OV/Dzanc Books and a novel, Stations West, was published by Louisiana State University Press’s Yellow Shoe Fiction Series in March, 2010. Allison lives in New York. Visit her on the web at www.allisonamend.com.
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Ross Klavan has recently finished the novel “Schmuck” and the screenplay for “The Colony” (based on the book by John Bowers.) His original screenplay “Tigerland” was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award and was directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Colin Farrell. He’s also written for InterMedia, Walden Media, Miramax, Paramount, A&E and TNT. As a performer, his voice has been heard in dozens of feature films including “Revolutionary Road,” “Sometimes in April,” “Casino,” “In and Out,” and “You Can Count On Me” as well as in numerous TV and radio commercials. He teaches screenwriting in the MFA program at Wilkes University and lives in NYC with the painter Mary Jones.