THANK YOU TO NBCC DONORS AND SUPPORTERS
FOR THE FIRST EVER AUCTION
Fundraising for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
Fall 2021 – Spring 2022
Donors
Beth Sears, Vice President and Chief of Strategic Partnerships at National Immigration Forum
Eileen Bordy, Writer
Jack Rakove, Pulitzer Prize winner and Stanford Professor
Karin Spirn, Writer and Martial Arts Instructor at Tuff Love Fitness
Charu Suri Trio, Jazz Ensemble
Lisa Locascio, Author
Mendocino Coast Writer’s Conference
Calvert Morgan, Executive Editor at Riverhead
Charles Yu, National Book Award Winner and Author
Lillian Faderman, Author and Scholar
Blaise Zerega, Managing Editor of Alta Journal
David Ulin, Book Editor at Alta Journal
California Book Club and Dana Johnson, William Finnegan and Rebecca Solnit
Oscar Villalon, Editor of Zyzzyva
Meg Waite Clayton, Author and Critic
Yancy Martinez, Designer
Fiction Advocate, Publisher
Anjali Enjeti, Author and Critic
Susan Coll, Novelist, Critic and President of PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Esther Chang, Artist
David Daley, Author, Journalist and Editor
Merve Emre, Critic and Oxford Don
Leland Cheuk, Author, Critic and Founder of 7.13 Books
Center for the Art of Translation and Two Lines Press
Graywolf, Publisher
New Directions, Publisher
Counterpoint Press, Publisher
Carolina De Robertis, Author
Sarah Stone, Author
Sublunary Editions, Publisher
Tiana Clark, Poet
Ian Haney López, Author and Professor
Tanaïs, Author and the Founder of Beauty and Fragrance House Tanaïs
Kate Milliken, Author
Ethel Rohan, Author
The Mastheads, Public Arts and Humanities Project
Lisa Teasley, Author, Artist, and Editor
Aleksandar Hemon, Novelist and Screenwriter
David Varno, Fiction Editor at Publisher’s Weekly
Darin Strauss, Novelist and Screenwriter
Vanessa Angélica Villareal, Poet
Phillip B. Williams, Poet
Eduardo Corral, Poet
Joy Priest, Poet
Afaa Michael Weaver, Poet and Professor
Allison Hedge Coke, Poet
Ethel Rohan, Author
Farah Yasmin Shaikh and Noorani Dance
The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective
Suzanne Williams
Carl Phillips, Poet
Sarah Russo, Author Marketing
Lori Feathers, Interabang Books
Laurie Muchnick, Fiction Editor at Kirkus
Naomi Shihab Nye, Poet
Michael Schaub, Critic
Keetje Kuipers, Poet, Critic, and Professor
Rebecca Morgan Frank, Poet, Critic and Professor
Marion Winik, Author, Essayist, Professor and Critic
Jane Ciabattari, Author, Critic and Journalist
Ruben Quesáda, Poet and Critic
Heather Partington, Critic
Chelsea Leu, Critic
Adam Dalva, Critic
Carlin Romano, Author, Critic and Journalist
Jacob Appel, Author, Critic and Bioethicist
Maris Kreizman, Author, Critic, and Podcaster
Megan Labrise, Editor at Large at Kirkus, Critic and Podcaster
Anita Felicelli, Author, Critic, Editor and Ghostwriter
Winning Bidders
Lillian Howan, Author
Susan Shapiro, Writer and Professor
Patricia Jarzanoski, Writer of Literary Fiction, Book Reviews and Articles
Fiona McCrae, Publisher of Graywolf Press
Parul Hinzen, Author and Critic
Leanne Phillips, Writer
Andre Hardy, Crime Writer, Activist, and NFL Alum
Bret Fausett, Chief Legal Officer and VP of Regulatory Affairs
Kelly Wallace, Journalist and Managing Director
Adam Dalva, Critic
David Varno, Fiction Editor at Publisher’s Weekly
Rita Chang-Eppig, Author
Jessica Murray, News Report for The Guardian
Mia Lipman Irwin, Principal Editor and Founder of Dots & Dashes
Mark Athitakis, Writer, Editor, Critic, Blogger, Reporter and Essayist
Jeremy Wang-Iverson, Founder of Vesto PR
Clay Smith, Innovator and Tech Educator
Vartuhi Vartanyan, CoFounder of Sync Yoga and Cycle
Christian Teresi, Poet and Arts/Educational/Cultural Advocate
Kimberly Doty
Rigoberto Gonzalez, Poet
Simone Meunch, Author and Poet
Ina Roy-Faderman, Author, Poet and Professor
Michelle Thornton, Producer, Writer and Consultant
Jane Ciabattari, Author, Critic and Journalist
Julia Flynn Siler, Author and Journalist
Mary Lou Cassingham
Robert Riedl, Producer and Writer
Rebecca Frank, Book Cover Designer
John Weiner, Writer, Producer and Director
Jennie Burke, Writer and Teacher
Kelli Gail, Writer
Lauren Cerand, Publicist
Ann Gelder, Writer
Rebecca Tanner, Senior Advisor at Associate Director’s Office, Refugee, Aslyum, and International Operations
Anita Felicelli, Author Critic, Editor, and Ghostwriter
Lisa Locascio, Author
Ying Zhu Chin, Professor
Sharon Sasaki, Author and Artist
Elizabetth McDermott, Professor
Jai Chakrabarti, Author