Jane Alison is the author of a memoir, THE SISTERS ANTIPODES; four novels--NINE ISLAND, NATIVES AND EXOTICS, THE MARRIAGE OF THE SEA, and THE LOVE-ARTIST; a translation of Ovid's stories of sexual transformation called CHANGE ME; and a craft book, MEANDER, SPIRAL, EXPLODE: DESIGN AND PATTERN IN NARRATIVE. She lives in Charlottesville and teaches in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Virginia.