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Benjamin Percy has a fascinating and wide-ranging career as a writer. His short story “Refresh, Refresh” was selected as one of the Best American Short Stories 2006 and was further anthologized as one of only 40 stories included in 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories. He has written four novels, a book of craft essays on writing, and has contributed works to such publications as Esquire, GQ, and Men’s Journal. Percy has also written for DC Comics’ Green Arrow, Teen Titans, and Nightwing, Marvel Comics' Wolverine: The Long Night podcast, and Dynamite Entertainment’s James Bond. His newest novel, The Dark Net, explores many of the dangers of our current digital age.
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If you love fantasy and science fiction films and television programs, chances are you’re familiar with the work of David J. Peterson, the masterful conlanger, inventor of languages. While best known for inventing the Dothraki and Valyrian languages for HBO’s popular series Game of Thrones, the University of California San Diego graduate has created more than forty languages in his film and television career. You can find Peterson’s original languages in such Marvel Studios films as Thor: The Dark World and Doctor Strange, as well as over half-a-dozen television shows, including the critically acclaimed Penny Dreadful.
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Heather Derr-Smith is a graduate of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop and author of four collections of poetry. Her newest book, Thrust, was the winner of the 2016 Lexi Rudnitsky Prize. Thrust has been praised by many fellow poets, including Kaveh Akbar, who called the book, “An important, ambitious new collection.” Derr-Smith is also an activist and advocate who has volunteered with several nonprofit organizations, including Everytown for Gun Safety. She recently founded Čuvaj se, which focuses on supporting writers in war-torn regions.
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Craig Hodges was one of the NBA's greatest three-point shooters of his or any generation. Twice he led the league in three-point shooting percentage. He had incredible performances in the NBA All Star Weekend's 3-Point Contest, winning the competition three years in a row (an accomplishment so rare it is a distinction held only by Hodges and Larry Bird). And to top it all off, Hodges won two world championships with the Chicago Bulls. Today, Hodges is a coach and activist for social justice.
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