Antonya Nelson is the author of six short story collections, and four novels, including the recently released Bound.  Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, Harper's, Redbook, and many other magazines, as well as in anthologies such as The O.Henry Awards and Best American Short Stories.  She is the recipient of Guggenheim, NEA, and USA Artists Fellowships, as well as the Rea Award for Short Fiction.  She lives in New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas, where she holds the Cullen Chair in Creative Writing at the University of Houston.