Amanda Goldblatt is a writer, teacher, and editor, whose stories and essays can be found, or are forthcoming, at The Southern Review, the Fanzine, Hobart, American Short Fiction, FENCE, and NOON. In 2016, her story, "The Era of Good Feelings," (originally published in The Southern Review), was chosen as "Notable" for The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016. Amanda currently teaches creative writing at Northeastern Illinois University and StoryStudio Chicago.In the past, she's worked with student writers at Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Michigan, and Eastern Michigan University. She is currently at work on a novel about women, swimming, and violence.