ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you to the International Writing Program, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, for designing, organizing and funding the program. A special thank you to IWP Director Christopher Merrill, and Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Damian Wampler. Thank you also to our colleagues at IWP: Hugh Ferrer, Josie Neumann, Nataša Ďurovičová, and Pamela Marston, who assisted with the course and the publication in various ways. Emily Buck - 2020 Program Coordinator and Anthology Editor
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