Alison Meyers is a poet, fiction writer, and essayist, twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her creative work can be found in print and online journals and in the anthology Gathered Light: The Poetry of Joni Mitchell’s Songs. She is the Executive Director of Writers & Books, a literary arts center in Rochester, NY. Previously, she served as Executive Director of Cave Canem Foundation (Brooklyn, NY), 2006-2016, and as Poetry Director and Director of Marketing & Communications at Hill-Stead Museum (CT). For many years, she owned and managed a Connecticut-based indie bookstore. She consults for literary arts organizations, is treasurer of the board of Kweli Journal, and serves on the board of Roc Arts United.