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JOSEPH EARL THOMAS
Described as "brilliant and brilliantly different" (Kiese Laymon), Joseph Earl Thomas is a multi-genre writer on a mission. His newest book, Sink, a coming-of-age memoir that investiagates an unsteady childhood and the saving grace of geek culture, is yet another example of Joseph's writerly prowess. His other creative work has appeared in renowned literary journals such as VQR, N+1, Gulf Coast, The Offing, and The Kenyon Review, while an excerpt from Sink won the 2020 Chautauqua Janus Prize. Alongside his publications, Joseph has recieved fellowships from Fulbright, VONA, Tin House, Kimbilio, & Breadloaf, though he is now the Anisfield-Wolf Fellow at the CSU Poetry Center. An unstoppable literary force, he’s currently writing the novel God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer, and a collection of stories: Leviathan Beach, among other oddities. He is also an associate faculty member at The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, as well as Director of Programs at Blue Stoop, a literary hub for Philly writers. Website • Twitter
STEPHANIE ANNE JOHNSON
Stephanie Anne Johnson is a special musical talent. They can bring a crowded dive bar to a collective hush. They can bring one of the biggest audiences on the planet to a standing ovation. They can even don a cowboy hat and sing over a slide as old timers weep. Stephanie's voice wowed judges on The Voice, and it’s no surprise that Johnson is so affecting with a mantra like, “find your joy and go there.” Their music, which is steeped in all that’s American, expresses the pain of the past, the roots of home, and the hope that hard work will lead to proper reward. Stephanie Anne Johnson has opened for acts that include political figure Bernie Sanders, and artists such as Mavis Staples, Chaka Khan, and Ani DiFranco. Website • Listen
DESSA
Dessa is a writer and touring musician who splits her time between Minneapolis, Manhattan, and a tour van cruising at 6 miles per hour above the posted limit. She works across genres, writing essays (which have appeared in The New York Times and National Geographic Traveler), memoir (My Own Devices was named a best book of the year by NPR), and poetry. Her first poetry collection, Tits on the Moon is made up of staged poems she often performs live at her shows as well as a short essay on craft. As a musician, she contributed to The Hamilton Mixtape and has recorded ballads, rap bangers, and a live album with the Grammy-winning Minnesota Orchestra. Website • Twitter
DANA SCHWARTZ
Dana Schwartz is writer who can (and does) do it all! She is a television writer and the creator of the number-one charting history podcast Noble Blood which investigates the juicy history of lesser known royals. As a journalist and critic, Dana has written for Entertainment Weekly, Marie Claire, Glamour, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair and more. She's also published five books including Choose Your Own Disaster, The White Man's Guide to White Male Writers of the Western Canon, and the #1 New York Times and #1 Indie best seller Anatomy: A Love Story which she is following with a highly anticipated sequel Immortality: A Love Story. Website • Twitter