Brian Seidman received his BA in Journalism from New York University and his MA in Creative Writing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is a recipient of the NYU Journalism Department Editor and Publisher Award, and a former editor of Oxford Magazine. Brian has been at times a newspaper reporter, a bookseller, and an English teacher, and worked with the Virginia Barber Literary Agency and Sesame Street Workshop, among others. His short story “So a Horse Walks into a Bar” appears in the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Vol. 10 fiction anthology from Simon & Schuster.

Brian served as managing editor of NewSouth Books from 2004-2017. As managing editor, Brian worked on the editorial, design, and production of all the house’s titles; scheduled and coordinated manufacturing; oversaw shipping and fulfillment; facilitated acquisitions; and supervised the staff of the NewSouth Bookstore.