Tracie D. Hall

September 8, 2023

Tracie Hall is Executive Director of the American Library Association. She previously served as Director, Culture Program at Chicago’s Joyce Foundation. As Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) for the City of Chicago where she oversaw the Arts and Creative Industries Division which included the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, […]

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Kimball MacKay-Brook

September 8, 2023

For a couple of decades, Kimball MacKay-Brook made his living feeding people – sharecropping in the mountains of Western North Carolina and cooking in restaurants, daycare centers, and schools. For the last eight years, he’s taught at Cornish College of the Arts, providing, he hopes, a different sort of nutrition. His work has appeared in […]

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Daniel Gutierrez

September 8, 2023

From the 1998 Jack Straw Writers Anthology: “I was born and raised in New York City and I moved out to Seattle thirteen years ago to attend the University of Washington, where I received an M.A. in English. My recent publication credits include The Madison Review, River City, Pearl, The Rockford Review, and The Cape […]

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Sonia Gomez

September 8, 2023

Sonia Gomez is an American born Sri Lankan, who was raised in Kenya and Zimbabwe. She received an MFA from the University of Washington and has taught at that institution, and at local community colleges. She has also worked at Seattle Arts and Lectures and Richard Hugo House. Gomez has received grants from Artist Trust […]

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Paula Gilovich

September 8, 2023

From the 1998 Jack Straw Writers Anthology: “I graduated with a B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Washington and now freelance for Allure magazine and do a little writing for The Stranger. I’m currently teaching English and creative writing at an alternative high school in Long Beach, Washington and working on my second […]

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Jamal Gabobe

September 8, 2023

The poet Jamal Gabobe has a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Washington. The Path of Difference is his third poetry book. He has published another book of poetry titled Love and Memory and an Arabic poetry book called Qalb La Yanam. Jamal’s travel essay Termites and Clans was included in the anthology […]

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Eben Eldridge

September 8, 2023

From the 1998 Jack Straw Writers Anthology: “I have spent most of my life in Los Angeles where I got my emotional passport. Now I can go anywhere. Now I live in Seattle. I have self-published four poetry books. Presently I’m working on a new book to be named later (I don’t want to ruin […]

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Susan Martinez

September 7, 2023

Susan Martinez is a native of Seattle, and is currently a student in the University of Washington Creative Writing Program. Susan is a poet, and also the co-owner of a Pike Place Market jewelry business. 2000 Writers Program

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Ace Moore

August 11, 2023

Ace Moore was born in Thornburg, Iowa (population 100). He is an active volunteer with various programs at Richard Hugo House, and he is the writer of strange fables and prose poems which have appeared in a variety of literary journals. 2000 Writers Program

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Diane Westergaard

August 10, 2023

Diane Westergaard’s poems have appeared in The Written Arts, Bellingham Review, Three Rivers Poetry Review, Cape Rock, Fine Madness, Kansas Quarterly, Prairie Schooner, Talus and Scree, Point No Point, and Crab Creek Review. With guitarist Garylee Johnson, she co-produced and co-wrote Ghost in the Garden, a chapbook and audiotape of poetry, music and song. 1999 […]

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