Victoria Redel is a first-generation American poet and novelist whose work has been widely anthologized, awarded, and translated in ten languages. Redel's short stories, poetry and essays have appeared in Granta, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Salmagundi, O, NOON and more. She has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts and the Fine Arts Work Center. She is a professor of Creative Writing programs at Sarah Lawrence College.