Alexander is the founder and director of the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. He is the author of the short story collections Universal Love and Children of the New World which was chosen as a notable book of the year by The New York Times, NPR, Google, and Electric Literature. His fiction and interviews have appeared in Rolling Stone, World Literature Today, Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy, and Best American Experimental Writing. He is a Professor of Creative Writing at Siena Heights University.  

Alexandra Murphy grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada where she performed in local poetry slams and completed her BA in Creative Writing. Now she handles communications and registration for Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. She recently moved to the Greater Boston area to pursue her unbridled passion for writing and editing where she now iterns with Barefoot Book. She is a voracious reader interested in all things weird, dark, and hilarious.