Megan Stielstra is the Literary Director of 2nd Story and co-editor of their forthcoming print anthology. She’s told stories for the Goodman, Steppenwolf, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Poetry Center, Neo-Futurarium, Victory Gardens, Theater on the Lake, and Chicago Public Radio, among others, and is a regular performer with 2nd Story, The Paper Machete, and Write Club. Her story collection,
Everyone Remain Calm (Joyland/ECW 2011), was a
Chicago Tribune Favorite of 2011, and her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in
Pank,
The Rumpus,
Other Voices,
F Magazine,
The Nervous Breakdown,
Fresh Yarn,
Pindeldyboz,
Swink, and elsewhere. She teaches writing and performance at Columbia College and The University of Chicago, and lives online at meganstielstra.com.
