Chris TusaChris Tusa was born and raised in New Orleans. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Florida. His debut novel, Dirty Little Angels, was published in March of 2009. His debut collection of poems, Haunted Bones, ws published in 2006. His second novel, IN THE CITY OF FALLING STARS, was awarded First Runner-Up for the Faulkner Wisdom Novel-in-Progress Award. Tusa divides his time between teaching full-time in the English Department at LSU and acting as Writer-in-Residence at Southeastern Louisiana University. Read More Read Less