Mashuq Mushtaq Deen is a 2018 Lambda Literary Award winner and his publications include two plays, Draw The Circle (Dramatists Play Service) and The Betterment Society (Methuen Books), as well as short stories and essays. His work has been supported by New Dramatists, Sundance Institute, Blue Mountain Center, MacDowell, Bogliasco Foundation, Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, and the Playwrights Center, among others. (www.mashuqmushtaqdeen.com)