Russell Rowland has an MA in Creative Writing from Boston University. He has published three novels. IN OPEN SPACES (Harpercollins 2002), received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly and made the San Francisco Chronicle's bestseller list. The sequel, THE WATERSHED YEARS, was a finalist for the High Plains Book Award for fiction. His third novel, HIGH AND INSIDE, was released in June 2013 with Bangtail Press. He also co-edited an anthology of essays by writers from the West, WEST OF 98: LIVING AND WRITING THE NEW AMERICAN WEST. He currently lives in Billings, Montana, where he teaches at MSU-B and does private consulting with other writers. You can learn more about Mr. Rowland at www.russellrowland.com, where he also writes a weekly blog.