Daniel Borzutzky is a Chicago based poet, fiction writer, and translator. He is the author of two books: The Ecstasy of Capitulation (BlazeVox, 2007) and Arbitrary Tales (Triple Press, 2005). His translation of Port Trakl by Chilean poet Jaime Luis Huenún is forthcoming from Action Books, and his translations of early twentieth century Chilean fiction writer Juan Emar have appeared in several publications, including Conjunctions, Fence, and Words Without Borders. Daniel’s own writing has appeared in dozens of print and online publications.
Shelley Jackson is the author of Half Life, The Melancholy of Anatomy, hypertexts including Patchwork Girl, My Body, and The Doll Games, and author/illustrator of several children’s books, including The Old Woman and the Wave and Sophia, and The Alchemist’s Dog. Her short stories and essays have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals including Conjunctions, The Paris Review, Bookforum, The Believer, The LA Times, The Village Voice and Cabinet Magazine. She is the author of SKIN, a story published in tattoos on the skin of 2095 volunteers, and co-founder (with artist Christine Hill) of The Interstitial Library. The recipient of a Howard Foundation grant and a Pushcart Prize, she has degrees from Stanford and Brown and has taught at the New School University, Brown, MIT, Pratt Institute, and the European Graduate School. She lives in Brooklyn.
Deb Olin Unferth’s fiction has appeared in Harper’s, Conjunctions, NOON, the Pushcart Prize Anthologies, and elsewhere. Her first collection, Minor Robberies, will appear as one volume of three from McSweeney’s.
Lance Blisters performs live Jungle, Breakcore, Punk, and Noise with MIDI Guitar and Microphone, using custom software to create cutup political anthems. Live synchronized visual transcriptions of the songs’ subjects. Lance Blisters was initiated in 2003 to Smash the State with a show that will ROCK YOUR FACE OFF!
