Anna BálintAnna Bálint is the author of Horse Thief, Curbstone Press, 2004, a collection of short fiction spanning cultures and continents that was a finalist for the Pacific Northwest Book Award. Two earlier books of poetry are Out of the Box and spread them cimson sleeves like wings; her poems, stories and essays have appeared in numerous journals and magazines. She edited Words From the Café, Raven Chronicles Press, 2016, an anthology of writing by people in recovery; and was a contributing editor for Raven Chronicles Journal for many years. In response to the 9/11 attack, invasion of Afghanistan, and increased Islamophobia, she organized Evidence of Compassion: A Reading of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Poetry & Literature, (Elliott Bay Book Company) uniting a culturally diverse group of established and emerging writers as presenters. An alumna of Hedgebrook Writers Retreat and the Jack Straw Writers Program, Anna has also taught creative writing for many years including at WA state prisons, El Centro de la Raza, Writers in the Schools, Antioch University, Richard Hugo House, and Path With Art (all in Seattle). Currently, she teaches adults in recovery from trauma, addiction, mental illness, and homelessness at Seattle's Recovery Café, where she founded Safe Place Writing Circle. Read More Read Less