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NewLit is made up of people—our team, our board, our fellows—grad students and teachers, the young writers we serve, the authors our prizes acknowledge, and our partners. Hear more from our community.

Chris Feliciano Arnold is the head of the Creative Writing Department at Saint Mary’s College of California.

Julayne Virgil is the CEO of Girls, Inc.

Ben Fountain is the 2024 Joyce Carol Oates Prize Winner and author of Devil Makes Three.

Frank Starn is a NewLit Board Member and the force behind the Iris Starn Fellowships that NewLit offers to Saint Mary’s grad students to teach creative writing workshops to teens.

Ian Maloney is the Jack Hazard Fellowship Program Director for NewLit.

Diane Del Signore is the Executive Director of NewLit.