AMBER DERMONT received her MFA in fiction from the University of Iowa Writers Workshop. Her short stories have appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies, including Dave Eggers s "Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005"", " Francis Ford Coppola's "Zoetrope: All-Story"", "and Jane Smiley s "Best New American Voices 2006". A graduate of Vassar College, she received her Ph.D. in creative writing and literature from the University of Houston. She currently serves as an associate professor of English and creative writing at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia and is the author of the story collection "Damage Control" and the novel "The Starboard Sea."
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