Cynthia Atkins is the author of Psyche's Weathers and In The Event Of Full Disclosure. Her work has appeared in numerous journals, including Alaska Quarterly Review, Apogee, BOMB, Cleaver Magazine, Cortland Review, Cultural Weekly, Diode, Florida Review, Green Mountains Review, North American Review, Seneca Review, Tampa Review, Tinderbox, Thrush, Valparaiso Review, and Verse Daily.

Formerly the assistant director for the Poetry Society of America, she has taught English and Creative Writing, most recently at Blue Ridge Community College, where she curated a quarterly Reading Series. Atkins is an Interviews Editor at American Microreviews and Interviews. She earned her MFA from Columbia University, and fellowships and prizes from Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, The Writer's Voice, and Writers@Work, with several nominations from The Pushcart and Best of the Net Prizes. More work and info at: www.cynthiaatkins.com