Stephen Policoff's 1st novel, BEAUTIFUL SOMEWHERE ELSE, won the James Jones Award and was published by Carroll & Graf in 2004. His 2nd novel, COME AWAY, won the Dzanc Award, and was published by Dzanc Books in 2014. His 3rd novel, DANGEOUS BLUES, was recently published by Flexible Press. He is Clinical Professor of Writing in Global Liberal Studies at NYU.