The Hopefuls

Elizabeth Oness is a poet and fiction writer who lives on a biodynamic farm in Southeast Minnesota. Her stories have received an O. Henry Prize, a Nelson Algren Award, and the Crazyhorse Fiction Prize. Her books include Articles of Faith (2000), Departures (2004), Twelve Rivers of the Body (2007), Fallibility (2008), and Leaving Milan (2014). Oness directs marketing and development for Sutton Hoo Press, a literary fine press, and is a professor of English at Winona State University.