About
Ana Maria Spagna is a writer whose work explores nature, community, history, queerness, and social justice in the American West and beyond. She is the author of ten books, most recently, Coiled: Essays on Urgency and Kinship. Her previous books include Pushed: Miners, a Merchant and (Maybe) a Massacre, an investigation of xenophobia in the Inland Northwest, Reclaimers, stories of elder women reclaiming sacred land and water, Test Ride on the Sunnyland Bus: a Daughter’s Civil Rights Journey, winner of the River Teeth literary nonfiction prize, and three essay collections, Uplake, Potluck , and Now Go Home. She has also written a novel for young people, The Luckiest Scar on Earth, and a chapbook of poetry, Mile Marker Six. Ana Maria’s work has been recognized by the Society for Environmental Journalists, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, and as a four-time finalist for the Washington State Book Award, and her essays have appeared in Terrain.org, Orion, Ecotone, Sierra, Grist, Brevity, and regularly in High Country News. After working many years on trail crews for the National Park Service, she turned to teaching and has taught at Whitman College, Antioch University, St. Lawrence University, and the University of Montana. She currently teaches at Wenatchee Valley College and in MFA program in Nature Writing at Western Colorado University. She lives with her wife, Laurie, in Stehekin, Washington.
SHORT BIO: Ana Maria Spagna is a writer whose work explores nature, community, history, and queerness in the American West and beyond. She is the author of several award-winning books including most recently, Coiled: Essays on Kinship and Urgency. She teaches writing at Wenatchee Valley College and in MFA program in Nature Writing at Western Colorado University, and she lives in the North Cascades with her wife, Laurie.