The Under Review - Issue 4 | Summer 2021

72 CONTRIBUTOR NOTES
ALEX WELLS SHAPIRO is a poet and artist from the Hudson Valley, living in Chicago. He reads submissions for
Another Chicago Magazine and Frontier Poetry, and is a co-founder of Exhibit B: A Reading Series
presented by The Guild Literary Complex. His debut poetry collection is forthcoming in Spring 2022 with
Unbound Edition Press. More of his work may be found at www.alexwellsshapiro.com.
CLAIRE TAYLOR is a writer who likes a good pitchers' duel and thinks the Biathlon is the most underrated
sport. She grew up playing soccer and softball but now sticks to short runs where she tries her best not to
pull a hamstring. Her writing has appeared in a variety of publications and has even been nominated for a
few awards. Claire lives in Baltimore, Maryland, and online at clairemtaylor.com and Twitter
@ClaireM_Taylor.
MAYA WASHINGTON is a filmmaker (writer/director/producer), actress, writer, poet, Creative Director, and
arts educator. She received a BA in Dramatic Arts from the University of Southern California and an MFA
in Creative Writing from Hamline University. Her work has garnered awards from Jerome Foundation,
Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota Film and Television, and others. Maya is dedicated to projects
that have a sense of “purpose” in the world, selecting stories that illuminate some aspect of the human
experience that is untold, rarely seen, or might benefit from new approaches to issues of diversity and
inclusion, primarily in America.
AMY ZARANEK is an award-winning writer and the managing editor of The Black Fork Review. Her writing
has appeared in Yemassee Journal, matchbook, Stymie Magazine, and elsewhere, and her essays have
been anthologized in collections such as Our Best War Stories and Tales from Six Feet Apart. Amy holds an
MFA from Ashland University and lives and writes in northern Michigan. Visit her online at
www.amyzaranek.com.
RHONDA ZIMLICH’s work has been published by several literary magazines including Past-Ten, American
Story Review, Brevity, and others. She was also awarded the 2020 Nonfiction Award from Dogwood
Literary Journal, from Fairfield University. Zimlich teaches writing at American University and she enjoys
running the wonderful paths and trails around the DC area.
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