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A. J. Verdelle, born in 1960 in Washington, D.C., is the author of The Good Negress, which was a finalist in the Los Angeles Times Book Award for first fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Ms. Verdelle, who received a Whiting Award in 1996, currently teaches at Princeton University.

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Nikky Finney has published two books of poetry, On Wings Made of Gauze and Rice, as well as a collection of stories, Heartwood. She teaches at the University of Kentucky.

Nikky Finney Bio and Cross Links