August 2015 West Coast Author Tour

Authors included on this tour at one venue or another tentatively include the following:

Jane Rosenberg LaForge is the author of an experimental memoir, “An Unsuitable Princess: A True Fantasy/A Fantastical Memoir” (Jaded Ibis Press 2014), which received an honorable mention for the best books of (the Jewish year) 5774 from HEEB magazine. She is also the author of a full-length poetry collection, “With Apologies to Mick Jagger, Other Gods, and All Women” (The Aldrich Press 2012). Her first chapbook, “After Voices,” was published by Burning River. She has been nominated twice for the Best of the Net anthology and twice for a Pushcart Prize. She lives in New York City.

Linda Lenhoff is the author two novels from Kensington Books, “Latte Lessons” and “Life a la Mode.” Best-selling author Lynne Hinton has said of Lenhoff’s work: “The satisfaction of a great slice of pie without any of the calories.” Her short story, “Jack Makes a House Call,” was published by the Ohio Vintage Matchbook Co. She lives in the Bay area.

Christopher Bowen is mid-western chef and writer. His chapbook, “We Were Giants,” is available from Sunnyoutside Press. He travels often and blogs from burningriver.info.

Samuel Snoek-Brown is the author of a chapbook of fiction, “Box Cutters” (sunnyoutside press 2013) and a novel, “Hagridden” (Columbus Press 2014) for which he received an Oregon Literary Fellowship. Best-selling New York Times author Tom Franklin has called Snoek-Brown’s prose “muscular but spare, lovely but harsh.” He is a production editor for Jersey Devil Press and teaches writing and literature in Portland, Ore. He lives online at snoekbrown.com.

Chella Courington is a writer and teacher. She’s the author of Girls & Women (Burning River) and two other flash fiction chapbooks along with three chapbooks of poetry. Stories and poetry have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals including SmokeLong, The Los Angeles Review, Nano Fiction, and The Collagist. Her recent novella, The Somewhat Sad Tale of the Pitcher and the Crow (Pink.Girl.Ink.Press) is available at Amazon. Born and raised in the Appalachian south, she now lives in Santa Barbara, CA, with another writer and two cats.