Morton Prize (judged by Marie Howe) and will be published in early 2013 by Sarabande Books. Shapiro has taught a range of creative writing, literature, and expository writing courses, and worked as an acquiring editor at the Yale University Press for four years. She has a special interest in literary translation, editing, and publishing, and works as an assistant editor at Rescue Press. She believes in the power of the unfamiliar and encourages leaps of faith in the creative writing classroom.