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JADE SONG is an artist, art director, and the author of Chlorine: A Novel (William Morrow), her debut novel published in 2023 by William Morrow/HarperCollins in the U.S. and Footnote Press in the U.K. Chlorine was selected as a New York Times Editor’s Choice, lauded as "visionary and disturbing" by Publishers Weekly, and listed as a must-read book by Buzzfeed, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, and other outlets. Her art direction work has been awarded by and featured in Campaign, the Shorty Awards, and Ad Age, among others. She lives in New York City.

K-MING CHANG is the author of the novel Bestiary, the chapbook Bone House – part love story, part ghost story – and the collection of short stories Gods of Want. She is a Kundiman fellow, a Lambda Literary Award winner, a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree, and an O. Henry Prize Winner.

MITZI RAPKIN is the founder, host, and producer of the literary podcast, First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing, which for the last decade has featured a new author interview every week. She is also a journalist, fiction writer, certified integral coach, facilitator, and fiction writing instructor. On First Draft, Rapkin and her guests explore the decisions and psychology that went into the featured book, the themes of a writer’s work, and questions focused on the human experience. You can learn more about Rapkin, the podcast, and listen to episodes at FisrtDraftWriters.com.