Dybek, Stuart

Born and raised on the southwest side of Chicago, Stuart Dybek teaches in the writing program at Western Michigan University. He is the author of a short story collection, "The Coast of Chicago," and a book of poetry," Brass Knuckles," as well as the forthcoming fiction, "I Sailed with Magellan," and a new collection of poetry, "Streets in Their Own Ink," His award-winning poetry and fiction have appeared in numerous magazines, including "The New Yorker," "The Atlantic Monthly," "Harper's," "The Iowa Review," "Antaeus," and "Ploughshares,"