NewLit, to him, is a collaborative vision with great aspirations—to help people write their hearts out. Under the umbrella of this organization, Ian is inspired to tell great stories and find more people to continue doing so.

Ian’s cohort of Jack Hazard Fellows clambered to sing his praises. Kevin Allardice was among those ready to support Ian’s work, characterizing his time with Ian and NewLit as imperative: “Both Ian and the New Literary Project have proven to be important champions of literature; perhaps more importantly, though, they've demonstrated an awareness of the challenges writers face in making art, and they have the energy and resources to help writers overcome those challenges. He has my gratitude.”

We want to amplify that gratitude to Ian for all the excellent work he has done for NewLit, the Jack Hazard Fellowship, and the diligence he possesses in his dedication to writing the world into a better, brighter, list-filled future.

Other celebrated authors found in these pages include: Danielle Evans, Joyce Carol Oates, Lauren Groff, Daniel Mason, Anthony Marra, Lise Gaston, and Lorne M. Buchman. In addition, several New Literary Project luminaries shine within the book, such as Jessica Laser, Noah Warren, and Ian S. Maloney. These prominent writers are published among the next generation of talent—Simpson Writing Workshop students. These students, now published authors, write with a ferocity and a vivacity that demands to be heard; it demands to be read.