Sara Jaffe (moderator) is the author of the novel Dryland (Tin House, 2015). Her short fiction and criticism have appeared in publications including Catapult, Fence, BOMB, NOON, The Offing, and The Los Angeles Review of Books. She co-edited The Art of Touring (Yeti, 2009), an anthology of writing and visual art by musicians drawing on her experience as guitarist for post-punk band Erase Errata. She is co-founder of New Herring Press and teaches at Reed College in Portland, OR.