Nancy Zafris  Nancy Zafris is an American novelist and short story writer. She has won individual artist's grants, from the Massachusetts Arts Council, the Greater Columbus Arts Council, and the Ohio Arts Council. She was a senior Fulbright fellow, and taught at Masaryk University . She has taught at the University of Pittsburgh, Centre College, and Ohio State University. Her work has appeared in "Antioch Review", "Alaska Quarterly Review", "Black Warrior Review", "Story Quarterly", and "Wind". She is the former fiction editor of "Kenyon Review" and series editor for the Flannery O'Connor award. She lives in Columbus, Ohio.