About Randall Silvis
Randall Silvis is the internationally acclaimed author of more than a dozen novels, one story collection, and one book of narrative nonfiction. He is also a prizewinning playwright, a screenwriter, and a prolific essayist. His many essays, articles, poems, and short stories have appeared in the Writer, Prism International, Short Story International, Manoa, and numerous other magazines and journals. Among Silvis’ many awards are the prestigious Drue Heinz Literature Prize and two writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. His work has been translated into ten languages.
About Pat Grimes
Qarie Marshall is an Earphones Award–winning narrator. He has narrated more than thirty series for the Discovery Channel, TLC, and the BBC, as well as providing the in-flight programming for Virgin Atlantic Airlines and BBC radio plays. He has voiced over eighty video games for the PlayStation and Xbox and was a guest voice on Comedy Central’s Drawn Together. He was made an associate artist of the Purple Rose Theatre in 2007.