Set in New York City, The Elegant Clockwork of the Universe chronicles the immediate days following a young woman, Mala Adou’s disappearance, and her boyfriend, Muhammad’s dogged drive to find her. Muhammad Masood is a middle school teacher whose life is turned upside down when he awakens one morning to find his lover, Mala Adou, of six years gone—leaving behind everything.

• TALENTED TENTH
• Patricia Gil de Rubio
• Nikhil Melnechuk
• Teresa Stephenson
• Vern Tremble
• Sade Namei
• Kenneth Browning
• Jen Burry
• David Carson