The Switchback Books Editors

Brandi Homan, Editor-in-Chief

Brandi Homan is the author of Hard Reds (Shearsman Books 2008) and Two Kinds of Arson, a chapbook from dancing girl press. She earned her MFA in Poetry from Columbia College Chicago and her MA in English from the University of Illinois at Chicaqo. In 2010, Shearsman Books will publish Bobcat Country, Brandi Homan's second full-length collection of poetry.View Brandi's work.

Hanna Andrews, Founding Editor

Hanna Andrews is a native New Yorker, and graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia College Chicago. She currently lives in Brooklyn and advises students in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University. Recent work appears in DIAGRAM, Foursquare and Word for/Word , and she was a 2008 Ruth Lilly Fellowship finalist. Her chapbook, a/long/division, was published by Tilt Press. View Hanna's work.

Becca Klaver, Founding Editor

Becca Klaver was born in Milwaukee, WI, and graduated from the University of Southern California and Columbia College Chicago, where she now works and teaches. Recent work appears in Coconut, Copper Nickel, The Hat, No Tell Motel and the anthology DIAGRAM III. Her chapbook, Inside a Red Corvette: A 90s Mix Tape, was published by the greying ghost press. View Becca's work.

S. Whitney Holmes, Managing Editor

S. Whitney Holmes was born and raised in north-central West Virginia. She earned her M.F.A. in Creative Writing at the University of Alabama, where she was a Teaching Writing Fellow and served as Poetry Editor for Black Warrior Review. Her recent poems appear in Third Coast, Ninth Letter, and Gulf Coast.

Daniela Olszewska, Assistant Editor

Daniela Olszewska is the author of two chapbooks, The Partial Autobiography of Jane Doe (dancing girl press) and Resort to Humming (Scantily Clad Press). Her poems have appeared in recent issues of La Petite Zine, No Tell Motel, and Conduit. Check out Daniela's blog at http://bloodyicecream84.blogspot.com.