Northwest Collection Western Washington University Libraries List of Northwest creators (literary authors, artists, filmmakers, etc.) represented in collection Prepared in October 2019 by Jessica Mlotkowski and Casey Mullin Last updated: September 2021

Contents Alphabetical List ...... 1 WWU Alumni ...... 65 WWU Faculty ...... 66 Creators of Color ...... 67 Indigenous Persons ...... 68

Alphabetical List Hazard Adams Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Hazard Adams (born 1923) is a literary scholar and novelist from Seattle, Washington. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Washington.

William L. Adams Literary Author (Playwright) Locale: Oregon Biography: William L. Adams (1821-1906) was a playwright who lived in Oregon. His play, "Strategems, and Spoils, A Melodrame in Five Acts" was published in The Oregonian in 1952.

Sherman Alexie Literary Author; Filmmaker Locale: Washington Biography: Sherman Alexie (born 1966) is a Spokane-Coeur d'Alene novelist, author of short stories, poet, and filmmaker from Wellpinit, Washington. Alexie grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now lives in Seattle.

Angela Allen Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Angela Allen is a writer, journalist, and photographer from Portland, Oregon. She holds a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Oregon (1984) and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing/Poetry (2014) from Pacific Lutheran University’s Rainier Writing Workshop.

Glen Alps Artist (Printmaker) Locale: Washington Biography: Glen Alps (1914-1996) was a printmaker and sculptor who lived in Seattle, Washington. Alps held an M.F.A. from the University of Washington.

Ada Woodruff Anderson Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Ada Woodruff Anderson (1860-1956) was a novelist who lived in Seattle, Washington. Anderson is known for her stories about the Northwest.

Guy Anderson Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Guy Anderson (1906-1998) was a painter from Edmonds, Washington. Anderson was associated with the Northwest School of artists.

Jeannette C. Armstrong Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Jeannette Armstrong (born 1948) is an author, educator, artist, and activist from the Okanagan Reserve in British Columbia. Her 1985 work Slash is considered the first novel by a First Nations woman in Canada. Armstrong holds the appointment of Canada Research Chair in Okanagan Indigenous Knowledge and Philosophy.

Luanne Armstrong Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Luanne Armstrong (born 1949) is novelist, poet, and non-fiction writer from Kootenay Lake, British Columbia. Armstrong also writes young adult fiction.

Lloyd R. Arnold Literary Author Locale: Idaho Biography: Lloyd R. Arnold (1906-1970) was a writer who lived in Ketchum, Idaho. Arnold was a friend of Ernest Hemmingway, and his book details his life and relationship with Hemmingway. Arnold is buried in Ketchum, Idaho, near Hemmingway's grave.

Peter Aspell Artist (Painter) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Peter Aspell (1918-2004) was a Canadian painter and sculptor from Vancouver, British Columbia. Aspell taught at Vancouver School of Art and the University of British Columbia. Elizabeth Austen Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Elizabeth Austin is a poet, performer and teacher from Seattle, Washington. She served as the Washington State poet laureate from 2014-2016.

Rudy Autio Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Montana Biography: Rudy Autio (1926-2007) is an sculptor from Butte, Montana. Autio held an M.F.A. from Washington State University and founded the ceramics department at the University of Montana, Missoula.

David Axelrod Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: David Axelrod (born 1958) is a poet living in La Grange, Oregon. Axelrod is a Professor of English and Writing at Eastern Oregon University.

Peter Bacho Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Peter Bacho is a Filipino-American writer and professor best known for his book Cebu, which won the American Book Award. He is a faculty member

Mildred C. Bain Artist (Architect) Locale: Washington Biography: Mildred Clark Bain (1904-1991) was the wife of Seattle architect William J. Bain and co-author of the memoir "Building Together A Memoir of Our Lives in Seattle."

William J. Bain Artist (Architect) Locale: Washington Biography: William J. Bain (1896-1985) was an architect from Seattle, Washington. He co-authored a memoir with his wife, entitled "Building Together A Memoir of Our Lives in Seattle."

Kelley Baker Filmmaker Locale: Oregon Biography: Kelley Baker (born 1956) is an independent filmmaker, writer, and director from Portland, Oregon.

Harold Balazs Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Washington Biography: Harold Balazs (born 1928) was an American sculptor and artist from Mead, Washington whose work has been featured in exhibits and public art installations throughout the Northwestern United States. He is known for his abstract metal sculptures.

F. H. Balch Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: F. H. Balch (1861-1891) was a novelist from Lebanon, Oregon who wrote about life in Oregon and the West. He died of tuberculosis at age 29.

Jane Dunning Baldwin Artist (Printmaker) Locale: Washington Biography: Jane Dunning Baldwin (1908-1991) was a printmaker and painter from Spokane, Washington. She held a B.F.A. from Washington State University.

Eliza R. Barchus Artist (Painter) Locale: Oregon Biography: Eliza R. Barchus (1857-1959) was a landscape painter from Portland, Oregon.

Mary Barnard Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Mary Barnard was an American poet, biographer and Greek-to-English translator from Vancouver, WA. Barnard was mentored by Ezra Pound through correspondance, after she mailed him several of her poems.

Kim Barnes Literary Author Locale: Idaho Biography: Kim Barnes (born 1958) is a novelist and essayist from Lewiston, Idaho. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana.

Jacqueline Barnett Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: "Jacqueline Barnett is a recognized abstract artist represented by IMA Gallery of Seattle (previously with Francine Seders Gallery and Foster/White Gallery). Her dynamic work — ranging from large oil paintings to monotypes to 3-dimensional forms — emerges from abstract expressionism and organic metaphor. Her numerous solo and group exhibitions highlight a generative career of enduring creative impact. Barnett graduated from Vassar College in 1955 and studied with Frank Lobdell and Nathan Oliveira at Stanford University’s Department of Art from 1970-1983. Since 1985 she has lived and worked in Seattle. Her work appeared in shows at the Seattle Art Museum, the Bellevue Art Museum, and elsewhere, and regularly at the Cliff Michel Gallery." monamuseum.org

Carol Batdorf Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Carol Batdorf is an author of children's literature and non-fiction. She studies, teaches, and writes about the Coast Salish people. Batdorf was an instructor of First Nations Studies at Western Washington University.

Mary Kay Becker Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Mary Kay Becker (born 1946) is a writer, editor, and Washington state judge from Aberdeen, Washington. Becker co-authored Superspill, a novelistic account of an oil tanker accident in Puget Sound. She lives in Bellingham, Washington.

Pietro Belluschi Artist (Architect) Locale: Oregon Biography: Pietro Belluschi (1899-1994) was an Italian architect who lived and worked in Portland, Oregon. Belluschi is recognized as a leader in the Modern Movement in architecture.

Susan Bennerstrom Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Susan Bennerstrom (born 1949) is a Bellingham-based painter and graduate of Western Washington University.

David Bergen Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: David Bergen (born 1957) is a novelist and short story writer from Port Edward, British Columbia. Today Bergen lives in Winnipeg.

Paul Berger Artist (Photographer) Locale: Washington Biography: Paul Berger (born 1948) is a photographer from Seattle, Washington. Berger co-founded the the photography program at the University of Washington.

Dan Berne Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: Dan Berne is a Portland poet, short story author, and novelist originally from Cincinnati, Ohio.

Amy Bernstein Artist (Painter) Locale: Oregon Biography: Amy Bernstein (born 1980) is a painter and writer based in Portland, Oregon.

Don Berry Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Don Berry (1932-2001) was an Oregon artist and author known for his historical novels about early settlers in Oregon. He died in Seattle in 2001.

Eleanor Berry Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: Eleanor Berry (born 1947) is a poet from Stayton, Oregon.

James Bertolino Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: James Bertolino (born 1942) is a poet and educator living near Bellingham, Washington. Holding an MFA from Cornell University, he taught creative writing at Western Washington University, Skagit Valley College, Edmonds Community College, Shoreline Community College, and Willamette University.

Richard S. Beyer Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Washington Biography: "Richard Sternoff Beyer (July 26, 1925 – April 9, 2012) was an American sculptor from Pateros, Washington. Between 1968 and 2006, Beyer made over 90 sculptures."--Wikipedia

Archie Binns Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Archie Binns (1899-1971) was a novelist, children's literature author, and historian from Port Ludlow, Washington. Ludlow taught creative writing at the University of Washington, at Western Washington State College (now Western Washington University) and Skagit Valley College. Many of his novels take place in coastal Washington.

Earle Birney Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Earle Birney (1904-1995) was a poet, fiction writer, playwright, and scholar from Erickson, British Columbia. Birney was a professor at the University of British Columbia, where he founded the Creative Writing program.

Bill Bissett Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Bill Bissett (born 1939) is a poet from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Pat Boas Artist Locale: Oregon Biography: Pat Boas is an artist (painting, drawing, printmaking) based in Portland, Oregon. Boas holds a B.F.A. from Pacific Northwest College of Art and an M.F.A. from Portland State University.

George Bowering Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: George Bowering (born 1935) is a poet and novelist from Penticton, British Columbia. He holds a B.A. and M.A. from the University of British Columbia. Today Bowering lives in Vancouver.

Kate Braid Literary Artist (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Kate Braid (born 1947) is a poet and non-fiction writer living in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Richard Brautigan Literary Author (Poet ; Novelist) Locale: Washington Biography: Richard Brautigan (1935-1984) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet from Tacoma, Washington and Eugene, Oregon.

Brian Brett Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Brian Brett (born 1950) is a novelist, poet, and journalist from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Matt Briggs Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Matt Briggs (born 1970) is a novelist and short story writer from Seattle, Washington.

Michael Brophy Artist (Painter) Locale: Oregon Biography: Michael Brophy (born 1960) is a painter from Portland, Oregon.

Cris Bruch Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Washington Biography: Chris Bruch (born 1957) is a Seattle-based sculptor.

John Buck Artist (Sculptor ; Printmaker) Locale: Montana Biography: John Buck (born 1946) is a sculptor and printmaker living in Bozeman, Montana. Buck taught sculpture at Montana State University from 1976 to 1990.

Jennifer Bullis Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Jennifer Bullis is a poet living in Bellingham, Washington. She holds a doctorate in English and taught writing and literature at Whatcom County Community College for fourteen years.

Arthur J. Burks Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Arthur J. Burks (1898-1974) was a writer from Waterville, Washington. Burks mostly wrote science fiction novels, but he also authored an autobiography about growing up in the Northwest.

June Burn Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: June Burn (1893-1969) was an author and columnist who lived in the San Juan Islands.

Marsha Burns Artist (Photographer) Locale: Washington Biography: Marsha Burns (born 1945) is a photographer from Seattle, Washington.

Bruce Burrows Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Bruce Burrows (born 1946) is a mystery writer from Sointula, British Columbia. His mystery novels are set in the Pacific Northwest.

Deborah Butterfield Artist Locale: Montana Biography: Deborah Butterfield (born 1949) is a sculptor living in Bozeman, Montana. Butterfield is known for her sculptures of horses, constructed from found objects.

Michael Byers Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Michael Byers (born 1969) is a novelist and short story writer from Seattle, Washington. Several of his works are set in his native Northwest. Today he lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he is a professor at the University of Michigan.

John Cage Artist Locale: Washington Biography: John Cage (1912-1992) was a musician and visual artist, primarily known as an avant-garde composer. Cage lived in Seattle for several years, where he taught at the Cornish College of the Arts.

Kenneth Callahan Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) was a painter and writer from Spokane, Washington. Callahan was assistant director and curator at the Seattle Art Museum.

Anne Cameron Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Anne Cameron (born 1938) is a novelist, poet, screenwriter, and short story writer from Nanaimo, British Columbia. Cameron was a recipient of the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award.

Patricia Campbell Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Patricia Campbell (1901-1976) was a novelist and teacher of writing from Vashon, Washington. Her novels are set in Washington State.

Robert Cantwell Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Robert Cantwell (1908-1978) was a novelist and journalist from Vader, Washington (then Little Falls, Washington).

Calvin Ross Carl Artist Locale: Oregon Biography: Calvin Ross Carl is an artist and designer based in Portland, Oregon. Carl holds a B.F.A. from Pacific Northwest College of Art.

Hadiyah Joan Carlyle Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Hadiyah Joan Carlyle is an author and activist from Seattle, Washington.

Emily Carr Artist (Painter) ; Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Emily Carr (1871-1945) was a writer and painter from Victoria, British Columbia. Carr's work was inspired by the cultures of Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.

Mary Jane Carr Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Mary Jane Carr (1895-1988) was an author of children's literature from Portland, Oregon. Her book Children of the Covered Wagon (1934) was adapted into the Walt Disney Productions film "Westward Ho the Wagons" in 1956.

Raymond Carver Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Raymond Carver (1938-1988) was a short story writer and poet from Clatskanie, Oregon. Carver grew up in Yakima and died in Port Angeles, Washington.

George Chacona Artist Locale: Washington Biography: George Chacona is an artist from Seattle, Washington.

Carole Chambers Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Set in Hornby Island, BC

Doris Chase Artist (Painter ; Sculptor) Locale: Washington Biography: Doris Chase (1923-2008) was a painter, sculptor, and educator from Seattle, Washington. Chase is associated with the Northwest School of Artists.

Dale Chihuly Artist (Glass) Locale: Washington Biography: Dale Chihuly (born 1941) is a glass artist from Tacoma, Washington.

Wayson Choy Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Wayson Choy (1939-2019) was a Chinese-Canadian novelist from Vancouver, British Columbia. Choy is considered an important figure in Asian-Canadian literature and LGBTQ literature.

Kate Christie Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Kate Christie (born 1971) is an author of queer fiction from Seattle, Washington. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Western Washington University.

Patricia Coburn Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Patricia Coburn (1938-2005) was a writer, editor, and environmental activist from Seattle, Washington. Coburn co-authored Superspill, a novelistic account of an oil tanker accident in Puget Sound.

John Cole Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: John Cole (1936-2007) was a British-American oil painter known for his landscape paintings. Born in London, he lived and worked in Whatcom County and died in Bellingham, WA in 2007.

Elizabeth J. Colen Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Elizabeth J. Colen is a poet and novelist who lives and works in Bellingham, Washington. Colen is an faculty member in the Department of English at Western Washington University.

Jay Connolly Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Jay Connolly (born 1962) is a fiction writer from British Columbia.

Amanda Coplin Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Amanda Coplin (born 1981) is a novelist from Wenatchee, Washington.

Douglas Coupland Literary Author ; Artist Locale: British Columbia Biography: Douglas Coupland (born 1961) is a novelist and artist living in West Vancouver, British Columbia.

Loretta Outwater Cox Literary Author Locale: Alaska Biography: Loretta Outwater Cox (born 1944) is an Inupiaq woman, teacher, and author of children's Indigenous literature from Nome, Alaska.

Margaret Craven Literary Author Locale: Montana Biography: Margaret Craven (1901-1980) was an author from Helena, Montana.

Alan Crawley Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Alan Crawley was a poet who lived in James Bay in Victoria, British Columbia.

David Cruise Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: David Cruise (born 1950) is an author and financial journalist from Vancouver, British Columbia. Today, Cruise lives in Ontario with his wife and writing partner, Alison Griffiths.

Alfred Currier Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Alfred Currier (born 1943) is a landscape painter based in Anacortes, Washington.

Chara M. Curtis Literary Author (Children's Literature) Locale: Washington Biography: Chara M. Curtis is a writer and children's book author from Minnesota. She lives near the San Juan Islands in Washington State.

James Cutler Artist (Architect) Locale: Washington Biography: James Cutler (born 1949) is an architect based in Bainsbridge Island, Washington and principal at Cutler Anderson Architects.

Mary Daheim Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Mary Daheim (born 1937) is a romance and mystery writer from Seattle, Washington.

Michael Daley Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Michael Daley (born 1947) is a poet and creative non-fiction writer living in Anacortes, Washington.

John Daniel Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: John Daniel (born 1948) is a poet, essayist, and fiction writer who lives near Eugene, Oregon.

Nora Marks Dauenhauer Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Alaska Biography: Nora Marks Dauenhauer (1927-2017) was a Tlingit poet, short-story writer, and Tlingit language scholar from Juneau, Alaska.

Frank Davey Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Frank Davey (born 1940) is a poet and scholar from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Robert Davidson Artist Locale: Alaska Biography: Robert Davidson (born 1946 in Hydaburg, Alaska) is a Haidan-Canadian artist based near Vancouver, British Columbia. Known for his carving, painting, and printmaking, Davidson is a leading figure in Haida art and culture.

Claire Davis Literary Author Locale: Idaho Biography: Claire Davis (born 1949) is a novelist and short story writer living in Lewiston, Idaho.

H. L. Davis Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: H. L. (Harold Lenoir) Davis was a novelist and poet from Oregon. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Honey in the Horn in 1936.

Oliver de la Paz Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Oliver de la Paz is a poet and novelist from Ontario, Oregon and Manilla, Philippines. He was an Associate Professor Creative Writing at Western Washington University and currently teaches at the College of the Holy Cross and in the Low-Res MFA Program at Pacific Lutheran University.

Dale Burlison DeArmond Artist (Printmaker) Locale: Alaska Biography: Dale Burlison DeArmond (1914-2006) was a printmaker and book illustrator from Sitka, Alaska.

Nolan Dennett Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Nolan Dennett is he author of numerous short stories and articles as well as the critically acclaimed novel, “Place of Shelter.” He is a Professor of Dance at Western Washington University.

Jo Dereske Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Jo Dereske is an author in Bellingham, WA. She writes mystery novels and children's books.

Jeff Derksen Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Jeff Derksen (1958) is a a poet and essayist from New Westminster, British Columbia. Derksen is a professor English at Simon Fraser University.

Patrick deWitt Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Patrick deWitt (born 1975) is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter from Sidney, British Columbia. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

Ranj Dhaliwal Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Ranj Dhaliwal (born 1976) is a novelist and leader in the Sikh community from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Annie Dillard Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Annie Dillard (born 1945) is a fiction and non-fiction author. She moved to Lummi Island in 1975 and taught at Western Washington University.

Susan Dobbie Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Susan Dobbie (born 1937) is a novelist, children's book author, and journalist who lives in Langley, British Columbia. Dobbie is originally from Scotland and immigrated to Canada in 1957.

Ivan Doig Literary Author Locale: Montana Biography: Ivan Doig (1939-2015) was a novelist and non-fiction author from Seattle, Washington. Born in White Sulphur Springs, Montana, most of his books are set in his native Montana.

Jack Dollhausen Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Washington Biography: Jack Dollhausen (born 1941) is a sculptor from Pullman, Washington. Dollhausen holds an M.F.A. from Washington State University, where he also taught for more than thirty years.

Gilean Douglas Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Gilean Douglas (1900-1993) was a nature writer and poet from Cortes Island, British Columbia.

Lee Douglas Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon? Biography: Lee Douglas is a poet from Oregon.

Brian Doyle Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Brian Doyle (1956-2017) was a novelist, essayist, poet, and the editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland. Doyle was the recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature.

David James Duncan Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: David James Duncan (born 1952) is a novelist and essayist from Portland, Oregon.

Abigail Scott Duniway Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Abigail Scott Duniway (1834-1915) was a novelist, newspaper writer, and women's rights leader who lived in Oregon.

Kathie Durbin Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Kathie Durbin was a journalist, writer, and poet from Portland, Oregon. She is known for her environmental writing and investigative work.

Eva Emery Dye Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Eva Emery Dye (1855-1947) was a women's rights leader and author and historian who wrote about Oregon history. Dye lived in Oregon City, Oregon.

Cindy Dyson Literary Author Locale: Alaska Biography: Cindy Dyson (born 1967) is an Alaskan journalist and an author of young adult fiction. Today she lives near Glacier Park, Montana.

Betsy Eby Artist (Painter) Locale: Oregon Biography: Betsy Eby (born 1967) is a painter and musician from Seaside, Oregon. Eby is a graduate of the University of Oregon.

Esi Edugyan Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Esi Edugyan (born 1978) is a novelist from Victoria, British Columbia. She holds degrees from the University of Victoria and Johns Hopkins University and has also taught creative writing at both institutions.

Timothy Egan Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Timothy Egan (born 1954) is an author, journalist and op-ed columnist for The New York Times from Seattle, Washington.

Richard C. Elliott Artist Locale: Washington Biography: Richard C. Elliott (1945-2008) was a mixed media artist who lived and worked in Ellensburg, Washington.

Daniela Elza Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Daniela Elza is a poet and educator living in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Earl W. Emerson Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Earl W. Emerson (born 1948) is a mystery author from Tacoma, Washington.

Maud Emery Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Maud Emery was a writer of historical fiction and journalist from Victoria, British Columbia.

Pat McMartin Enders Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: Patricia McMartin Enders is a poet from Oregon, known for her poem "Her Pioneer Woman" (1979).

W.E. (Bill) Endert Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: W. E. (Bill) Endert (born 1933) is a Dutch-Canadian writer living in Sechelt, British Columbia.

Alice Henson Ernst Literary Author (Playwright) Locale: Washington Biography: Alice Henson Ernst (1880-1980) was a playwright and professor who grew up in Port Angeles, Washington. Ernst was a professor at the University of Oregon and the University of Washington. She is known for her works about the Northwest and its Indigenous peoples.

Willard R. Espy Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Willard R. Espy (1910-1999) was a poet, writer, philologist, and local historian from Olympia, Washington.

Dennis Evans Artist Locale: Washington Biography: Dennis Evans (born 1946) is an artist from Yakima, Washington. He holds a B.F.A. and M.F.A from the University of Washington. Evans lives and works in Seattle. Hubert Evans Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Hubert Evans (1892-1986) was a fiction and non-fiction writer who lived in Roberts Creek, British Columbia.

J. Glenn Evans Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: J. Glenn Evans (born 1930) is a poet and novelist living in Seattle, Washington. Evan is founder and director of PoetsWest.

Jonathan Evison Literary Author Locale: Bainbridge Island, WA Biography: Jonathan Evison (born 1968) is a novelist from Bainbridge Island, Washington.

Lucile F. Fargo Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Lucile F. Fargo (1880-1962) was a writer and librarian who lived in Spokane, Washington.

Trace Farrell Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Trace Farrell (born 1959) is a novelist from Oak Harbor, Washington.

Jack Featherly Artist (Painter) Locale: Oregon Biography: Jack Featherly (born 1966) is a painter based in Portland, Oregon. Featherly holds a B.F.A. from Pacific Northwest College of Art.

Joe Feddersen Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Joe Feddersen (born 1953) is a Colville sculptor, painter, photographer, and mixed-media artist from Omak, Washington. Feddersen holds an M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin--Madison and teaches art at The Evergreen State College.

Gertrude E Finney Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Gertrude E Finney (1892-1977) was a historical fiction writer from Spokane, Washington who wrote about life in the Pacific Northwest.

Vardis Fisher Literary Author Locale: Idaho Biography: Vardis Fisher (1895-1968) was an historical fiction author from Idaho, known for his novels about the early American West.

Luna B. Fisk Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Luna B. Fisk (1881-1967) was a historical fiction writer and author of Hazards of the Oregon Trail: a Novel of the Northwest Pioneers in the 1850s.

Geranna Fleming Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: Geranna Fleming (born 1938) is a poet from Coquile, Oregon.

Kathleen Flenniken Literary Author Locale: Richland, WA Biography: Kathleen Flenniken (born 1960) is a poet and educator from Richland, Washington. She was named the Washington State Poet Laureate in 2012.

Clyde W. Ford Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Clyde W. Ford (born 1951) is a mystery and non-fiction author living in Bellingham, Washington. Ford was an instructor at Western Washington University, where he taught African-American history.

Jamie Ford Literary Author Locale: Washington ; Oregon Biography: Jamie Ford (born 1968) is an author from the Pacific Northwest. Ford grew up in Ashland, Oregon and Port Orchard and Seattle, Washington. Today he lives with his family in Great Falls, Montana.

Frances Duncan Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Frances Duncan (born 1942) is a novelist, mystery writer, and children's book author from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Keath Fraser Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Keath Fraser (born 1944) is a fiction writer from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Allen Frost Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Allen Frost is a poet and author of fiction from Bellingham, Washington. He was formerly a librarian at Western Washington University.

Tess Gallagher Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Tess Gallagher (born 1943) is a poet, essayist, and short story writer from Port Angeles, Washington.

Leonard Gasparini Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Leonard Gasparini is a poet living in Bellingham, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Bill Gaston Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Bill Gaston (born 1953) is a novelist, playwright, and short story writer living in Victoria, British Columbia. Gaston teaches at the University of Victoria.

Gary Geddes Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Gary Geddes (born 1940) is a poet, writer, and scholar from Vancouver, British Columbia. Geddes was appointed Distinguished Professor of Canadian Culture at Western Washington University (1998–2001) and also taught English and creative writing at Concordia University and the University of Victoria.

Molly Gloss Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Molly Gloss (born 1944) is a historical and science fiction writer from Portland, Oregon.

Evan Goldberg Filmmaker Locale: British Columbia Biography: Evan Goldberg is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, and director from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Boyer Gonzales Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Boyer Gonzales (1909-1987) was a landscape painter and teacher who lived in Seattle, Washington. Originally from Galveston, Texas, Gonzales was Director of the School of Art at the University of Washington from 1954-1966 and lived in the Seattle area until his death in 1987.

Garry Gottfriedson Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Garry Gottfriedson (born 1954) is Secwepemc First Nation poet and educator from Kamloops, British Columbia. He holds an M.A. in education from Simon Fraser University and studied creative writing at Naropa University.

Dale Gottlieb Artist ; Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Dale Gottlieb (born 1952 in Brooklyn, New York) is a painter, illustrator, story rug maker, and children's book author who lives and works in Bellingham, Washington.

John Grade Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Washington Biography: John Grade (born 1970) is a sculptor who lives and works in Seattle, Washington. Grade is inspired by changing geological and biological forms and systems in the natural world and creates large-scale, site-specific installations.

Ron Graff Artist (Painter) Locale: Oregon Biography: Ron Graff is a painter based in Eugene, Oregon, where he teaches drawing and painting at the University of Oregon.

Morris Graves Artist (Painter) Locale: Oregon Biography: Morris Graves (1910-2001) was a painter from Fox Valley, Oregon.

Samuel Green Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Samuel Green (born 1948) is a poet and bookbinder from Anacortes, Washington. He was appointed Poet Laureate of Washington in 2007. Green is also a graduate of Western Washington University. Today he lives on Waldron Island.

Judith Anne Greenberg (Azrael) Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Judith Anne Azrael (born 1938) is a poet living in Friday Harbor, Washington. She was a visiting writer at Western Washington University from 1978 to 1980.

Frances Greenslade Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Frances Greenslade (born 1961) is a novelist from Penticton, British Columbia. She holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia.

Alison Griffiths Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Alison Griffiths is an author and financial journalist from Vancouver, British Columbia. Today, Griffiths lives in Ontario with her husband and writing partner, David Cruise.

Lauren Grossman Artist (Ceramics) Locale: Washington Biography: Lauren Grossman is a ceramist, sculptor, and jeweler from Seattle, Washington. She holds a B.F.A. in Ceramic Sculpture from the University of Washington.

Carol Guess Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Carol Guess (born 1968) is a poet and author of fiction living in Seattle, Washington. She is also a professor at Western Washington University.

Bill Gulick Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Bill Gulick (1916-2013) was a novelist, historian of the American West, and author of short stories from Walla Walla, Washington.

Genni Gunn Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Genni Gunn (born 1949) is a novelist, short story writer, and poet from Vancouver, British Columbia. Gunn holds a B.F.A. and M.F.A. from the University of British Columbia.

David Guterson Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: David Guterson (born 1956) is a novelist, poet, and essayist from Seattle, Washington.

A.B. Guthrie, Jr. Literary Author Locale: Montana Biography: A.B. Guthrie, Jr. (1901-1991) was a novelist, screenwriter, poet, and journalist who lived in on his ranch in Choteau, Montana. Guthrie specialized in writing Western novels, mysteries, and short stories.

Roderick Haig-Brown Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Roderick Haig-Brown (1908-1976) was a writer, conservationist, and fly fisher from Campbell River, British Columbia.

John Haines Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Alaska Biography: John Haines (1924-2011) was a poet and educator who lived in Alaska. Haines was appointment poet laureate of Alaska in 1969.

John Haislip Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: John Haislip (1925-2011) was a poet and English professor emeritus of creative writing and literature at the University of Oregon.

Sam Hamill Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Sam Hamill (1943-2018) was a poet, anti-war activist, and the co-founder of Copper Canyon Press. Originally from Utah, Hamill resided in Anacortes, Washington.

Gaylen Hansen Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Gaylen Hansen (born 1921) is a painter from Palouse, Washington, known for his paintings of the Palouse. Hansen taught at Washington State University from 1957-1982.

Kenneth O. Hanson Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Idaho Biography: Kenneth O. Hanson (1922-2003) was a poet, educator, and translator from Idaho. Hanson was also a professor of English at Reed College.

Robert Hardgrave Artist (Painter ; Sculptor) Locale: Washington Biography: Robert Hardgrave is a painter and sculptor based in Seattle, Washington.

Sheba Hargreaves Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Sheba Hargreaves (1882-1960) was an author of historical fiction from The Dalles, Oregon.

Edward Harkness Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Edward Harkness is a poet from Shoreline, Washington.

Jana Harris Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Jana Harris (born 1947) is a poet, novelist, and essayist who lives in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains.

John Harris Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: John Harris (born 1943) is a fiction writer from Prince George, British Columbia. Brian Hart Literary Author Locale: Idaho Biography: Brian Hart (born 1976) is a novelist from Idaho. He received his MFA from Michener Center for Writers and currently lives in Austin, Texas.

Robert Helm Artist (Painter) Locale: Idaho Biography: Robert Helm (1943-2008) was an artist from Wallace, Idaho. Helm held an M.F.A. from Washington State University and taught there from 1971-1984.

Lee Henderson Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Lee Henderson (born 1974) is a fiction writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

James Heneghan Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: James Heneghan (born 1930) is a British-Canadian author of children's literature and young adult fiction from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Ella Higginson Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Ella Higginson (c. January 28, 1862 – December 27, 1940) was an American author of award-winning fiction, poetry, and essays characteristically set in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. She was influential for the ways her writing drew international attention to the then little-known Pacific Northwest region of the United States. (Wikipedia)

Jack Hodgins Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Jack Hodgins (born 1938) is a novelist and short story writer from Comox Valley, British Columbia.

Pauline Holdstock Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Pauline Holdstock (born 1948) is a British-Canadian novelist, essayist, and short story writer living in Victoria, British Columbia. Holdstock is known for her historical fiction.

Bill Holm Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Bill Holm (born 1925) is an artist, author, and art historian of Northwest Coast Native Americans from Roundup, Montana and Seattle, Washington. Holm is Curator Emeritus of Northwest Coast Indian Art at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture and Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of Washington.

Frances Holmstrom Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Frances Holmstrom (1881-1956) was a poet and teacher from Oregon, known for her poems about Northwest.

Paul Horiuchi Artist (Painter ; Collagist) Locale: Washington Biography: Paul Horiuchi (1906-1999) was a painter and collagist from Seattle, Washington. Born in Oishi Japan, Horiuchi moved to Seattle in 1946, where he was a part of the Northwest School of artists.

Grant Hottle Artist (Painter) Locale: Oregon Biography: Grant Hottle is a painter based in Portland, Oregon. Hottle holds an M.F.A. from the University of Oregon and is a professor at Clark College.

Elgar Houghton Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Elgar Houghton is an author from Everett, Washington. Houghton is the author of The Intruders: a Novel of Labor History and The Chalk Man.

A. J. Hovde Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: A. J. Hovde was a poet, author of fiction, and professor from Bellingham, Washington. Hovde was a faculty member at Western Washington University and one of the founders of Fairhaven College.

Christopher Howell Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: Christopher Howell (born 1945) is a poet, editor, and educator from Portland, Oregon. He lives in Spokane, Washington.

Robert Huck Artist Locale: Oregon Biography: Born in Kalispell, Montana, Robert Huck (1923-1961) was an painter and printmaker who lived and worked in Corvalis, Oregon.

Lois Phillips Hudson Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Lois Phillips Hudson (1927-2010) was a novelist from Redmond, Washington. Hudson was also a faculty member with the Department of English at the University of Washington.

Robert Huff Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Robert Huff (1924-1993) was a poet who lived in Bellingham, Washinton. Huff was a Professor Emeritus of English at Western Washington University, where he taught from 1964 to 1989.

Richard Hugo Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Richard Hugo (1923-1982) was a poet from Seattle. He was also a professor of English and creative writing at the University of Montana in Missoula.

Bruce Hutchison Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Bruce Hutchison (1901-1992) was an author and journalist from Victoria, British Columbia.

Lawson Fusao Inada Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: Lawson Fusao Inada (born 1938) is a third generation Japanese-American poet residing in Oregon. He is professor emeritus at Southern Oregon University and was the fifth poet laureate of the state of Oregon.

Walter F. Isaacs Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Walter F. Isaacs (1886-1964) was a painter from Seattle, Washington.

Eowyn Ivey Literary Author Locale: Alaska Biography: Eowyn Ivey (born 1973) is a Pulitzer Prize finalist author from Alaska. She is also a graduate of Western Washington University.

William Ivey Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: William Ivey (1919-1992) was an abstract expressionist painter from Seattle, Washington. Ivey is associated with the Northwest School of artists.

Lorna Jackson Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Lorna Jackson (born 1956) is a fiction and creative non-fiction writer from Victoria, British Columbia.

J. A. Jance Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: J. A. Jance (born 1944) is a mystery novelist who lives in Seattle, Washington and Arizona.

Laura Jensen Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Laura Jensen (born 1948) is a poet from Tacoma, Washington.

John Franklin Koenig Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: John-Franklin Koenig (1924-2008) was a painter and collagist from Seattle, Washington. Though sometimes associated with the Northwest School of artists, Koenig spent most of his career in France. He died in Seattle in 2008.

Georgia Johnson Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Georgia Johnson is a poet and culinary arts instructor from LaConner, Washington who directs the La Conner School District Food Program.

Rosamond Laurie Johnson Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Rosamond Laurie Johnson (1876-1971) was an author from Bremerton, Washington.

Bryan Johnston Filmmaker; Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Bryan Johnston is a writer and producer from Seattle, Washington.

Nard Jones Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Nard Jones (1904-1972) was a writer from Seattle, Washington, known for his novels about Oregon and the larger Pacific Northwest. Jones was a graduate of Whitman College.

Helmi Dagmar Juvonen Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Helmi Dagmar Juvonen (1903-1985) was a painter and printmaker from Butte, Montana. Juvonen spent most of her life in Seattle, Washington and was associated with the Northwest School.

Lawrence Kadow Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Lawrence Kantner is a science fiction writer from Washington State.

Laura Kalpakian Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Laura Kalpakian is a novelist and short fiction author residing in Bellingham, Washington. She has also taught at Western Washington University.

Tooru Kanazawa Literary Author Locale: Alaska Biography: Tooru Kanazawa (1906-2002) was a journalist, novelist, and World War II veteran raised in Spokane, Washington and Juneau, Alaska. His writing chronicles the lives of Japanese Americans in Alaska.

Seth Kantner Literary Author Locale: Alaska Biography: Seth Kantner (born 1965) is a writer, commercial fisherman, and wildlife photographer from Northwest Alaska.

Mel Katz Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Oregon Biography: "Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Mel Katz graduated from the Cooper Union Art School in 1953. He moved to Portland in 1963 and became well known in the early 1970s as one of the founders of the nationally reputed, Portland Center for the Visual Arts. Katz taught art at Portland State University until retiring in 1998. He has been exhibiting his work since 1956, which includes a solo show at the Hallie Ford Museum, in Salem, OR in 2006, a retrospective at the Portland Art Museum in 1988 and the highly acclaimed traveling exhibition Still Working, in 1994. Selected collections include; the Portland Art Museum, OR; Seattle Art Museum, WA; Tacoma Art Museum, WA; City of Seattle; Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland; Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, OR; and Safeco Insurance, Seattle, WA. In 2013, he completed a commission for Jefferson Elementary, Everett, WA, through the Washington State Arts Commission. A career retrospective is currently on view at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem, Oregon."--www.russoleegallery.com

Lionel Kearns Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Lionel Kearns (born 1937) is a poet from Nelson, British Columbia.

John Keeble Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: John Keeble (born 1944) is a Canadian-American novelist who lives in Spokane County, Washington. Keeble is a Professor Emeritus at Eastern Washington University (1973-2002).

Charles J. Keim Literary Author Locale: Alaska Biography: Charles J. Keim (1922-1999) was a writer and journalist from Alaska. He served as professor of journalism and English and head of the Department of Creative Writing at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks.

Betty Keller Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Betty Keller (born 1930) is a novelist, poet, and non-fiction writer from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Lee Kelly Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Idaho Biography: Lee Kelly (born 1932) is a sculptor from McCall, Idaho. His work is well-known throughout the West Coast of the United States, with more than 30 sculptures on display between Eugene, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. Kelly has been called "Oregon's sculptor."

Leo Kenney Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Leo Kenney (1925-2001) is an abstract painter from Spokane, Washington. Kenney spent most of his life in Seattle, Washington and was a part of the Northwest School of artists.

Michael Kenyon Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Michael Kenyon (born 1953) is a poet and novelist from Victoria, British Columbia.

Ken Kesey Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Ken Kesey (1935-2001) was a novelist and essayist from Springfield, Oregon.

Robert Keziere Visual Artist (Photographer) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Robert Keziere (born 1937) is a photographer from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Edward Kienholz Artist (Sculptor ; Installation Art) Locale: Washington Biography: Edward Kienholz (1927-1994) was an assemblage sculptor and installation artist from Fairfield, Washington. Kienholz also lived in Hope, Idaho.

Judith Kitchen Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Judith Kitchen (born 1941) is a poet, novelist, and non-fiction writer. A native New Yoker, she moved to Port Townsend, Washington in 2003, where they founded the Rainier Writing Workshop. Today Kitchen lives in Seattle.

William Kittredge Literary Author Locale: Montana Biography: William Kittredge (born 1932 in Portland, Oregon) is a writer from Missoula, Montana.

Carolyn Kizer Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Carolyn Kizer (1925-2014) was a poet from Spokane, Washington. Kizer won the Pulitzer Prize in 1985.

Jeffrey Klausman Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Jeffrey Klausman is a poet and fiction writer from Bellingham, Washington. He is also an English professor at Whatcom Community College.

Henry Klein Artist (Architect) Locale: Washington Biography: Henry Klein (1921-2013) was a German-born architect who founded the architectural firm Henry Klein & Associates in Mount Vernon, Washington. His work includes the Mt. Vernon downtown library (1956), the Skagit County Administration Building (1975), and the Nash and Mathes residential halls (1967) and Performing Arts Center at Western Washington University in Bellingham.

John Franklin Koenig Artist (Painter ; Collagist) Locale: Washington Biography: John Franklin Koenig (1924-2008) was a painter and collagist from Seattle, Washington. Koenig spent most of his career living in France.

Joy Kogawa Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Joy Kogawa (born 1935) is a Japanese-Canadian poet and novelist from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Louis Adolph Kollmeyer Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Louis Adolph Kollmeyer (1914-2018) was a painter from Ellensburg, Washington. Kollmeyer was a Professor Emeritus at Central Washington University.

Tom Konyves Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Tom Konyves (born 1947) is a Hungarian-Canadian poet and videopoet from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Neil Kopp Filmmaker Locale: Oregon Biography: Neil Kopp is a film and music video producer from Portland, Oregon.

Charles Krafft Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Washington Biography: Charles Krafft (born 1947) is a ceramicist and painter from Seattle, Washington, known for his "Disasterware," ceramic art using traditional ceramic decorative styles to produce pieces commemorating modern disasters.

Stan Krumm Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Stan Krumm (born 1954) is a western novelist who was raised near Barkerville, British Columbia.

Melissa Laird Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Melissa Laird is a novelist from Seattle, Washington. Her work with The Nature Conservancy in Seattle inspired her novel Messing With God's Country.

Patrick Lane Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Patrick Lane (1939-2019) was a poet from Nelson, British Columbia. Lane also wrote a novel, essays, and short stories. He spent the latter part of his life in Victoria.

Craig Langager Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Washington Biography: Craig Langager (born 1946) is a Postwar & Contemporary artist from Seattle, Washington.

Royal LaPlante Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Royal LaPlante (1929-2016) was an educator and author of historical fiction from Salmon Beach, Washington.

John Larison Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: John Larison is an author and fly fisher from Oregon and received his MFA from Oregon State University.

Daniel Larner Literary Author (Playwright) Locale: Washington Biography: Daniel Larner is an American theater educator, playwright, writer, and activist in civil liberties. He is a professor with Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Western Washington University.

Sydney Laurence Artist (Painter) Locale: Alaska Biography: Sydney Laurence (1865-1940) was a landscape painter who lived in Anchorage, Alaska.

Dorianne Laux Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: Dorianne Laux (born 1952) is a poet who lived and taught in the Portland, Oregon area in Pacific University's MFA in Creative Writing program. Today she lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she is a faculty member at North Carolina State University.

Jacob Lawrence Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: "Jacob Lawrence (September 7, 1917 – June 9, 2000) was an African-American painter known for his portrayal of African-American life. As well as a painter, storyteller, and interpreter, he was an educator. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism", though by his own account the primary influence was not so much French art as the shapes and colors of Harlem.[1] He brought the African-American experience to life using blacks and browns juxtaposed with vivid colors. He also taught and spent 16 years as a professor at the University of Washington." (Biography.com)

Ursula K. Le Guin Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was a speculative fiction writer who lived in Portland, Oregon. Rachel Lebowitz Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Rachel Lebowitz (born 1975) is a writer, poet, and children's book author from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Margie R. Lee Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Margie R. Lee is a writer, poet, and a 1973 graduate of Western Washington University.

Sky Lee Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Sky Lee (born 1952) is a Chinese-Canadian novelist and artist from Port Alberni, British Columbia.

John Lent Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: John Lent (born 1948) is a novelist and poet living in Vernon, British Columbia.

Craig Lesley Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Craig Lesley (born 1945) is a a memoirist and novelist from The Dalles, Oregon who writes about modern life in the American West. Today he lives in Portland, Oregon.

O.U. Levon Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: O.U. Levon ("Levon" is "Novel" spelled backwards) is the pseudonym for 13 novice authors, mainly graduate students at the University of Oregon, and Ken Kesey. Together, the group wrote the novel Caverns.

Frank B. Linderman Literary Author Locale: Montana Biography: Frank B. Linderman (1869-1938) was a writer and politician from Montana, known for his Montana stories and his relationship with the Salish and Blackfeet tribes.

Anna Linzer Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Anna Linzer is is a poet and author from Washington State. She has published a novel, "Ghost Dancing," and her poems and stories have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies.

Lou Lippman Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Lou Lippman is a writer, humorist, and psychologist from Bellingham, Washington. Lippman is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Western Washington University.

Dorothy Livesay Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Dorothy Livesay (1909-1996) was a poet from Victoria, British Columbia. Livesay was twice the recipient of the Governor General's Award.

Billie Livingston Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Billie Livingston (born 1965) is a novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Helen Loggie Artist Locale: Washington Biography: Helen Loggie was an artist from Bellingham, Washington known for her etchings of trees and coastlines. Archives of her prints and drawings are held by the Western Gallery of Art (Western Washington University).

David Long Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: David Long (born 1948) is a novelist living in Tacoma, Washington.

Barry Lopez Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Barry Lopez (born 1945) is an author and essayist from western Oregon.

Dana Lynn Louis Artist Locale: Oregon Biography: Dana Lynn Louis is a Portland-based visual artist represented by Russo Lee Gallery in Portland, Oregon and Friesen Gallery in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Ron Lovell Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Ron Lovell is a mystery author from Gleneden Bearch, Oregon. Many of his mysteries take place on the Oregon coast. Lovell taught journalism at Oregon State University for 24 years and also had a career as a magazine writer.

Chuck Luckmann Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Chuck Luckmann is a poet living in Bellingham, WA. He is a faculty member in the English & Literature Department of Skagit Valley College, specializing and teaching classes in creative writing and Native American literature.

David Lynch Filmmaker Locale: Washington Biography: David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker, painter, musician, actor, and photographer from Spokane, Washington.

Jim Lynch Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Jim Lynch (born 1961) is a novelist from Seattle, Washington.

Marilyn Lysohir Artist (Ceramics) Locale: Idaho Biography: Marilyn Lysohir (born 1950) is a ceramist from Moscow, Idaho. Lysohir holds an M.F.A. from Washington State University.

Dougall MacArthur Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Dougall MacArthur was an author of fiction from Wenatchee, Washington.

Samuel Maclure Artist (Architect) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Samuel Maclure (1860-1929) was an architect from British Columbia. Maclure's work is primarily found in Victoria and Vancouver.

Bernard Malamud Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Bernard Malamud (1914-1986) was a novelist and educator. Malamud's novel "A New Life" is based upon his experiences teaching college at Oregon State University.

Lee Maracle Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Lee Maracle (born 1950) is a Sto:Loh poet and author from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sherry Markovitz Artist (Sculptor ; Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Sherry Markovitz (born 1947) is a sculptor and painter based in Seattle, Washington. Markovitz holds an M.F.A. in Printmaking (1975) from the University of Washington.

Daphne Marlatt Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Daphne Marlatt (born 1942) is a poet and novelist who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Anne Marriott Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Anne Marriott (1913-1997) was a poet and short story writer from Victoria, British Columbia.

James Martin Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: James Martin (born 1928 in Everett, Washington) is a painter based in Seattle, Washington.

Carlos Martinez Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Carlos Martinez (born 1950) is a poet from Edmonds, Washington. He earned an MFA at Antioch University LA, and teaches literature and creative writing at Western Washington University. Lawrence Matsuda Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Lawrence Matsuda is a poet from Seattle, Washington and was born in the Minidoka, Idaho War Relocation Center during World War II. Matsuda has a Ph.D. in education and worked as a visiting professor at Seattle University and as a junior high language arts teacher, administrator, and principal in the Seattle School District.

Philip McCracken Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Washington Biography: Philip McCracken (born 1928) is a visual artist who is known for his bird and animal sculptures. Born in Bellingham and raised in Anacortes, today McCraken lives and works on Guemes Island in Skagit County, Washington.

Heather McHugh Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Heather McHugh (born 1948) is a poet living in Seattle, Washington. She is professor emerita in the Department of English at the University of Washington.

Allis McKay Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Allis McKay is a historical fiction author from Washington State who writes about the history of the Northwest.

C. C. McKim Artist (Painter) Locale: Oregon Biography: C. C. McKim (1862-1939) was a painter who lived in Portland, Oregon. McKim is known for his impressionist paintings of coastal landscapes.

Gary McKinney Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Gary McKinney is a poet living in Bellingham, WA. He studied Creative Writing at Western Washington University and is the managing editor of Kearney Street Books.

Roy McMakin Artist Locale: Washington Biography: Roy McMakin (born 1956) is a Seattle-based artist, designer, furniture maker, and architect.

Florence McNeil Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Florence McNeil (born 1937) is a poet, novelist, children's book author, and playwright from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Tim McNulty Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Tim McNulty is a poet, essayist, author, and conservationist who lives in the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.

George McWhirter Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: George McWhirter (born 1939) is an Irish-Canadian poet and fiction writer from Vancouver, British Columbia. McWhirter was Vancouver’s first Poet Laureate.

Jane Meyerding Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Jane Meyerding (born 1950) is an author and autism activist from Seattle, Washington.

Brenda Miller Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Brenda Miller (born 1959) is a poet and essayist living in Bellingham, Washington, where she is a professor at Western Washington University.

Max Miller Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Max Miller (1899-1967) was a writer and journalist who grew up in Riverside, Washington.

Gary Miranda Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Gary Miranda (born 1939) is a poet from Bremerton, Washington. James Masao Mitsui Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: James Masao Mitsui (born 1940) is a poet from Skykomish, Washington and the son of Japanese immigrants. His family was forced to relocate to California by the U.S. government during World War II. Mitsui writes about families, immigration and relocation, and Japanese American identity. Anne Shannon Monroe Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Anne Shannon Monroe (1877-1942) was an author of fiction and creative non-fiction. Monroe was raised in Yakima and Tacoma, Washington, and as an adult, she lived in Oregon.

Murray Morgan Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Murray Morgan (1916-2000) was a historian and author of fiction from Tacoma, Washington.

Peter Morin Literary Author ; Artist Locale: British Columbia Biography: Peter Morin (born 1977) is a Tahltan writer, artist, and curator based in Victoria, British Columbia. Morin holds an M.F.A. from the University of British Columbia at Okanagan.

Ann Morris Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Washington Biography: Ann Morris (born 1934 in New York) is a bronze sculptor. She lives and works on Lummi Island in Washington State.

Carl Morris Artist (Painter) Locale: Oregon Biography: Carl Morris (1911-1993) was a painter who lived in Portland, Oregon. Morris founded the Spokane Art Center.

Hilda Morris Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Oregon Biography: Hilda Morris (1911-1991) was a sculptor who lived in Portland, Oregon. Morris is associated with the Northwest School of artists and is known for her bronzes.

Michael Morris Artist Locale: British Columbia Biography: Michael Morris (born 1942) is an artist who grew up in Saanich, British Columbia. Morris was a student at the University of Victoria and the Vancouver School of Art.

Dustin Morrow Filmmaker Locale: Oregon Biography: Dustin Morrow is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker, bestselling author, programmer and educator from Portland, Oregon.

Rie Muñoz Artist (Painter) Locale: Alaska Biography: "Rie Muñoz (August 17, 1921 – April 6, 2015) was an American artist and Bureau of Indian Affairs educator. Muñoz' work featured watercolors, and she created prints of Alaska life.[4] Muñoz taught school in rural Alaska, and worked as a writer and cartoonist for the Juneau Empire. She worked as a museum curator, in addition to her work as a full-time artist.--Wikipedia

Susan Musgrave Literary Author (Poet and Children's Writer) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Susan Musgrave (born 1951) is a poet and children's literature author who lives in Sidney and Haida Swaii, British Columbia.

John Newlove Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: John Newlove (1938-2003) was a poet who lived in Vancouver, British Columbia. Born in Saskatchewan, Newlove is best known for his prairie poetry.

Duane Niatum Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Duane Niatum is a poet, author of fiction, playwright, and essayist from Seattle, Washington. Born Duane McGinnis, he adopted the name of one of his S’Klallam tribal ancestors early in his career as a poet. Niatum holds a PhD in American culture from the University of Michigan and has taught at Evergreen State College, the University of Washington, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Pacific Lutheran University and Western Washington University.

Eric Nicol Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Eric Nicol (1919-2011) was a playwright and humorits from Vancouver, British Columbia.

D. A. Noonan Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: D. A. Noonan (1883-1962)was a writer of poetry and prose from Seattle, Washington. Nicholas O'Connell Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Nicholas O'Connell (born 1957) is a fiction and non-fiction writer and writing instructor living in Seattle, Washington. O'Connell is the founder of The Writer's Workshop Review.

Howard O'Hagan Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Howard O'Hagan (1902-1982) was a novelist who lived in Victoria, British Columbia. Born and raised in the Canadian Rockies, O'Hagan is considered one of the most notable figures of Canadian literature.

Frank Okada Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Frank Okada (1931-2000) was a painter from Seattle, Washington. Okada taught art at the University of Oregon from 1969-1999.

dg nanouk okpik Literary Author Locale: Alaska Biography: dg nanouk okpik is an Inupiaq-Inuit poet from Anchorage, Alaska. She earned a BFA at the Institute of American Indian Arts and an MFA at the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast College.

Ted Olinger Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Ted Olinger is a writer and journalist who writes about life on the shores of Puget Sound. He lives in Key Peninsula, Washington.

John Olson Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: John Olson (born 1947) is an American poet and novelist residing in Seattle, Washington.

Dorothy J. Olzendam Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Dorothy J. Olzendam (1897-1985) was an author of poetry and prose from San Juan Island, Washington.

Fred Owens Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Fred Owens is an author of fiction and humor from La Conner, Washington.

Ruth Ozeki Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Ruth Ozeki (born 1956) is an American-Canadian author, filmmaker and Zen Buddhist priest who lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, New York, New York, and Cortes Island, British Columbia.

P. K. Page Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: P. K. Page (1916-2010) was a British-Canadian poet, creative non-fiction writer, and children's book author who lived in Victoria, British Columbia.

Chuck Palahniuk Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Chuck Palahniuk (born 1962) is a novelist and freelance journalist from Pasco, Washington, known for his book Fight Club. Today he lives in Portlnd, Oregon.

Joy Passanante Literary Author Locale: Idaho Biography: Joy Passanante (born 1947) is novelist and writer of short stories living in Moscow, Idaho. She is a Professor Emerita of Creative Writing at the University of Idaho.

Camille Patha Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Camille Patha (born 1938) is a painter from Normandy Park, Washington. Patha holds a B.F.A. and M.F.A. from the University of Washington.

Charlotte Paul Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Charlotte Paul (1916-1989) was a romance and mystery writer from Seattle, Washington. Many of Paul's novels are set in the Northwest.

George Payerle Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: George Payerle (born 1945) is a Hungarian-Canadian novelist, poet, and translator who lives in Roberts Creek, British Columbia.

Gordon Payne Visual Artist (Painter) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Gordon Payne (born 1933) is a painter from Hornby Island, British Columbia. Payne studied at Washington State University and the University of British Columbia. He is associated with Vancouver's Op Art movement of the 1960s.

Nancy Pearl Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Nancy Pearl is an librarian, author, and literary critic living in Seattle, Washington. She was the former Executive Director of the Washington Center for the Book at Seattle Public Library.

Benjamin Percy Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Benjamin Percy (born 1979) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, comics writer, and screenwriter from Eugene, Oregon.

Lucia Perillo Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Lucia Perillo (1958-2016) was a poet from Olympia, Washington.

Anne Perrigo Artist (Ceramics) Locale: Washington Biography: Anne Perrigo (born 1953) is a ceramist from Washington.

Tim Pilgrim Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Tim Pilgrim is a poet and associate professor emeritus at Western Washington University. Tim is a native of Montana and currently resides in Bellingham, WA.

Paul Piper Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Paul Piper is a poet living in Bellingham, WA. Paul worked as a librarian and assistant professor at Western Washington University.

Vi Plotnikoff Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Vi (Violet) Plotnikoff (died 2006) was a fiction writer from Castlegar, British Columbia.

Susan Point Artist Locale: Washington Biography: Susan Point (born 1952) is a Musqueam Coast Salish artist from Alert Bay, British Columbia. Point is known for helping revive Coast Salish design through her sculpture and printmaking.

John Lloyd Purdy Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: John Lloyd Purdy is a novelist and scholar of contemporary and Native American literatures. He retired from his position as professor English at Western Washington University in 2014.

Jonathan Raban Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Jonathan Raban (born 1942) is an award-winning British-American novelist and travel writer living in Seattle, Washington.

Kathryn Rantala Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Kathryn Rantala is a writer of poetry and prose from Seattle, Washington.

Francis Rattenbury Artist (Architect) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Francis Rattenbury (1867-1935) was a British architect who spent much of his life and career in British Columbia. Rattenbury designed several prominent buildings in British Columbia, including the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia.

Steve Raymond Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Steve Raymond was a fly fisher, author of works on the sport, and a journalist and manager for the Seattle Times. Born in Bellingham, Washington, he and his wife Joan lived on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. Raymond's papers are held in Special Collections at Western Washington University.

Robert C. Reamer Artist (Architect) Locale: Washington Biography: Robert C. Reamer was an American architect from Oberlin, Ohio, who made his home in Seattle, Washington. Best known for designing the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park, Reamer also designed several notable buildings in Washington State, including the Seattle Times Building (1930), Lake Quinault Lodge (1926), and the Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham (1927).

Nancy Kienholz Artist Locale: Idaho Biography: Nancy Kienholz (born 1943) is a mixed-media artist based in Hope, Idago.

Bill Reid Artist (Painter ; Sculptor) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Bill Reid (1920-1998) was a Haidan-Canadian artist from Victoria, British Columbia, known for his painting and sculpture.

D. C. Reid Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: D. C. Reid (born 1952) is a poet, novelist, and non-fiction writer who lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

Jamie Reid Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Jamie Reid (1941-2015) was a a poet, biographer, and activist who lived in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Al Rempel Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Al Rempel is a poet and educator from Prince George, British Columbia.

Cathy Tagnak Rexford Literary Author Locale: Alaska Biography: Cathy Tagnak Rexford is a poet and playwright from Anchorage, Alaska and is of Inupiaq, French, German, and English descent. She earned an MFA from the University of British Columbia.

Muriel Ringstad Literary Author (Children's Literature) Locale: Washington Biography: Muriel Ringstad (1896-1991) was an author of fiction and children's literature from Washington State. She is known for her children's book Eye of the Changer : a Northwest Indian tale

Tom Robbins Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Tom Robbins (born 1932) is a novelist who lives in La Conner, Washington.

Katrina Roberts Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Katrina Roberts is a poet residing in Walla Walla, Washington. She is a professor of English and creative writing at Whitman College.

Kevin Roberts Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Kevin Roberts (born 1940) is a poet, playwright, and fiction writer who lives in the town of Lantzville on Vancouver Island.

Lisa Robertson Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Lisa Robertson (born 1961) is a poet and essayist from Toronto. Robertson studied at Simon Fraser University and lived in Vancouver, British Columbia for many years.

Eden Robinson Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Eden Robinson (born 1968) is an award-winning Aboriginal Canadian novelist and author of short stories. She is a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations. Robsinson received a BA from the University of Victoria and an MFA from the University of British Columbia.

Marilynne Robinson Literary Author Locale: Idaho Biography: Marilynne Robinson (born 1943) is a novelist and essayist from Sandpoint, Idaho. She holds a doctorate in English from the University of Washington. Today she resides in Iowa City, Iowa.

Mattox Roesch Literary Author Locale: Alaska Biography: Mattox Roesch (born 1977) is a novelist and author of short stories from Unalakleet, Alaska.

Theodore Roethke Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Theodore Roethke (1908-1963) was a poet who lived in Bainsbridge, Washington. He was also a faculty member at the University of Washington.

Seth Rogen Actor Locale: British Columbia Biography: Seth Aaron Rogen (born 1982) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Michelle Ross Artist (Painter) Locale: Oregon Biography: Michelle Ross (born 1962) is a painter and drawer based in Portland, Oregon. Ross holds an M.F.A. from Washington State University and teaches at Pacific Northwest College of Art.

Zola H. Ross Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Zola H. Ross (1907-1989) was an author of children's, mystery, and adventure literature from Seattle, Washington. Ross was also a writing instructor and co-founded the Pacific Northwest Writers Association.

Stan Sanvel Rubin Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Stan Sanvel Rubin is a poet from Port Townsend, Washington. He directs the Rainier Writing Workshop low residency MFA at Pacific Lutheran University.

Matt Ruff Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Matt Ruff (born 1965) is a fiction author from New York City currently living in Seattle, Washington

Jane Rule Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Jane Rule (1931-2007) was an author of lesbian-themed literature. Originally from New Jersey, Rule lived on Galiano Island in British Columbia.

Ashley Howard Russell Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Ashley Howard Russell (1895-1992) was a fiction author from Portland, Oregon. He is the author of Siskiyou Trail.

Clyde Sanborn Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Clyde Sanborn (1948-1996) was a poet and artist from La Conner, Washington.

Nelson Sandgren Artist Locale: Oregon Biography: Nelson Sandgren (1917-2006) was an artist from Oregon that worked in the mediums of oil painting, watercolor, and lithography.

Marjorie Sandor Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Marjorie Sandor is a novelist from Oregon. She teaches in the MFA program in Creative Writing at Oregon State University in Corvallis, and in the low-residency MFA Program, The Rainier Writing Workshop, at Pacific Lutheran University.

Tad Savinar Artist (Sculptor ; Printmaker) Locale: Oregon Biography: Tad Savinar (born 1950) is a sculptor and printmaker from Portland, Oregon.

Stanley Scearce Literary Author Locale: Montana Biography: Stanley Scearce (born 1943) was an autobiographer from Montana.

Norman Schaefer Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Norman Schaefer is a poet from California living in Port Townsend, Washington.

Zoe Lund Schiller Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Zoe Lund Schiller was an a fiction writer who lived in Washington.

Zella M. Schultz Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Zella M. Schultz (1920-1974) was a field ornithologist, conservationist, and artist from Washington State. Her work of fiction, On the Wings of Wild Wind, was published by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies (Western Washington University).

Heidi Schwegler Artist Locale: Oregon Biography: Heidi Schwegler (born 1967) is an artist based in Yucca Valley, California and Oregon. Schwegler holds an M.F.A. from the University of Oregon.

Gregory Scofield Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Gregory Scofield (born 1966) is a Métis poet and non-fiction writer from Maple Ridge, British Columbia.

Maria Semple Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Maria Semple (born 1964) is a novelist and screenwriter residing in Seattle, Washington.

Edith Lambert Sharp Literary Author (Children's Author) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Edith Lambert Sharp (1911-1974) was a writer from British Columbia, born in Manitoba. She is best known for her work of historical juvenile fiction, Nkwala, a story about the pre-conquest Okanagan people. Lynn Shelton Filmmaker Locale: Washington Biography: Lynn Shelton is a director and actress from Seattle, Washington. Shelton is known for Humpday (2009), Laggies (2014) and Your Sister's Sister (2011).

Charlotte Watson Sherman Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Charlotte Watson Sherman (born 1958) is an author of fiction and non-fiction from Seattle, Washington.

Cornelia Shields Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Cornelia Shields is an author of historical fiction from Dayton, Washington and a graduate of Washington State University.

Red Shuttleworth Literary Author (Poet and Playwright) Locale: Washington Biography: Red Shuttleworth (born 1944) is a poet, playwright, and writer of short stories living in Soap Lake, Washington. He a three-time Western Writers of America Spur Award-winner for Poetry.

Patrick Siler Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Patrick Siler (born 1939) is a painter, ceramist, and muralist from Tacoma, Washington.

Roy Sinclair Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Roy Sinclair (born 1933) is a writer of historical fiction from Creston, British Columbia.

Paula Elizabeth Sitts Literary Author Locale: Biography: Paula Elizabeth Sitts is a children's book author.

Barbara Wilson (Sjoholm) Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Barbara Wilson (born 1950, also known as Barbara Sjoholm) is a writer of memoir, mysteries, fiction, and travel books on Lapland and women and the sea. She lives in Port Townsend, Washington.

Knute Skinner Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Knute Skinner (born 1929) is a poet and former professor of English at Western Washington University. Today he lives in his home in Killaspuglonane, County Clare, Ireland.

Floyd Skloot Literary Author (Poet and Author) Locale: Oregon Biography: Floyd Skloot (born 1947) is a poet, novelist, and memoirist residing in Portland, Oregon.

Joan Skogan Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Joan Skogan (1945-2017) was a novelist and children's book author from Comox, British Columbia.

Clete Barrett Smith Literary Author (Children's Literature) Locale: Washington Biography: Clete Barrett Smith is an author of children's and young adult literature. A longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Smith currently resides in Bellingham, Washington with his family.

Lyndsay Smith Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Lyndsay Smith is a mystery writer and criminal attorney from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Ron Smith Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Ron Smith (born 1943) is a poet and fiction writer based in Nanoose Bay, British Columbia. Smith is the founder of Oolichan Books.

Gary Snyder Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: Gary Snyder (born 1930) is a Beat poet who lived in Portland, Oregon and Washington. Snyder is a graduate of Reed College.

Paul St. Pierre Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Paul St. Pierre (1923-2014) was an author and journalist from British Columbia. St. Pierre is known for his Western novels.

Kim Stafford Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: Kim Stafford (born 1949) is a poet and essayist from Portland, Oregon.

William Stafford Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: William Stafford (1914-1993) was a poet who lived in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

R. W. Stedingh Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: R. W. Stedingh (born 1944) is an author who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Garth Stein Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Garth Stein is an author and film producer from Seattle, Washington. Stein's Tlingit heritage is the subject of his first novel, Raven Stole the Moon.

Peter Stekel Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Peter Stekel is a journalist, novelist, and travel writer residing in Seattle, Washington.

Neal Stephenson Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Neal Stephenson (born 1959) is a speculative fiction writer who lives in Seattle, Washington.

Shirley Sterling Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Shirley Sterling (born 1948) is a Salish children's book author from Merritt, British Columbia.

James Stevens Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: James Stevens (1892-1971) was a writer who lived in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. He is widely considered one of the icons of early Northwest literature.

John Straley Literary Author Locale: Alaska Biography: John Straley is a poet and author of detective fiction from Sitka, Alaska.

Cheryl Strayed Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Cheryl Strayed (born 1968) is an American memoirist, novelist, essayist and podcast host living in Portland, Oregon.

William Vern Studebaker Literary Author Locale: Idaho Biography: William Vern Studebaker (1947-2008) was a poet, author, and photographer from Twin Falls, Idaho.

Robert Sund Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Robert Sund (1929-2001) is a poet and painter who grew up in Washington's Chehalis Valley. He studied with poet Theordore Roethke at the University of Washington.

Barbara Surovell Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: Barbara Surovell is a poet and teacher from Portland, Oregon.

Linda Svendsen Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Linda Svendsen (born 1954) is an author and screenwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia, known for her short stories. Susan H. Swetnam Literary Author Locale: Idaho Biography: Susan H. Swetnam is a novelist, essayist, and food and culture writer from Pocatello, Idaho. She is professor emerita at Idaho State University.

Joan Swift Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Joan Swift (1926-2017) was a poet from the Seattle area. Swift was twice awarded the Washington State Governors Award.

Elizabeth Tapper Artist (Printmaker) Locale: Washington Biography: Elizabeth Tapper is a printmaker working and residing in the Seattle, Washington area.

Timothy Taylor Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Timothy Taylor (born 1963) is a novelist, short story writer, and educator who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Taylor is an associate professor in the Creative Writing Program at the University of British Columbia.

Roland Terry Artist (Architect) Locale: Washington Biography: Roland Terry (1917-2006) was an architect from Seattle, Washington. Terry is known for his major contributions to the Northwest region's approach to modern architecture.

Madeleine Thien Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Madeleine Thien (born 1974) is a novelist and short story writer from Vancouver, British Columbia. Thien holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. In 2001, Thien was awarded the Emerging Writers Award from the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop.

Audrey Thomas Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Audrey Thomas, OC (born 1935) is a novelist and short story writer who lives on Galiano Island, British Columbia. She is a recipient of the Marian Engel Award.

Margaret Thompson Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Margaret Thompson is a novelist and author of short stories. Born in England, she immigrated to Canada in the mid 1960s, settling in Fort St. James, BC.

Mark Tobey Artist (Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Mark Tobey (1890-1976) was a painter from Seattle, Washington. Tobey was a founder of the Northwest School and founder of the art department at The Cornish School.

Elizabeth A. Tower Literary Author Locale: Alaska Biography: Elizabeth A. Tower (died 2010) was a physician, historian, and writer of fiction from Anchorage, Alaska.

Gail Tremblay Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Gail Tremblay (born 1945) is a Mi'kmaq and Onondaga poet, writer, and artist who resides in Olympia, Washington. She received her MFA from the University of Oregon and currently teaches at The Evergreen State College.

Julie Trimingham Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Julie Trimingham is a novelist and essayist living in Bellingham, Washington.

Peter Trower Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Peter Trower (1930-2017) was a poet and novelist who lived in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Kathryn Trueblood Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Kathryn Trueblood (born 1960) is a novelist and educator living in Bellingham, Washington. Trueblood is an instructor at Western Washington University and the recipient of the Goldenberg Prize in Fiction and the Red Hen Press Short Story Award.

George Tsutakawa Artist Locale: Washington Biography: George Tsutakawa (1910-1997) was a painter and sculptor from Seattle, Washington, known for his fountain designs. Tsutakawa is associated with the Northwest School of artists and attended the University of Washington.

Diane L. Tucker Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Diane L. Tucker (born 1965) is an author and poet from Burnaby, British Columbia. Tucker holds a B.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia.

Glen Turner Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Glen Turner is a poet inspired by the landscapes of the Northwest. He is a professor emeritus of English at Skagit Valley College in Washington.

Patrick J. Twohy Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Patrick J. Twohy is a Jesuit priest, poet, and writer who has lived with the Swinomish and Tulalip Tribes of the Coast Salish Peoples.

Nance Van Winckel Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Nance Van Winckel is a poet from Spokane, Washington. She is Professor Emerita in the MFA in Writing program at Eastern Washington University.

Willy Vlautin Literary Author ; Musician Locale: Oregon Biography: Willy Vlautin is an author and musician living in Scappoose, Oregon.

David Wagoner Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: David Wagoner (born 1926) is a poet from Seattle, Washington. Wagoner is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington and is widely considered one of the Northwest's greatest poets.

Fred Wah Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Fred Wah (born 1939) is a poet and novelist from Vancouver, British Columbia. Wah was appointed Canada's Parliamentary Poet Laureate in 2011.

Scott Waldie Literary Author Locale: Montana Biography: Scott Waldie was a fly fisher, conservationist, and author, known for his fishing-themed novels, short stories, and articles. Born in Berkeley, California, Waldie made his home in Ruby Valley, Montana.

Christine Wallace Literary Author Locale: Biography: Christine Wallace is a Pacific Northwest author and founder and CEO of “Gracewinds."

Jess Walter Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Jess Walter (born 1965) is a novelist and short story and non-fiction author from Spokane, Washington.

Patti Warashina Artist (Ceramics) Locale: Washington Biography: Patti Warashina (born 1940) is a ceramist from Spokane, Washington. Warashina holds a B.F.A and M.F.A from the University of Washington.

Betsy Warland Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Betsy Warland (born 1946) is a creative nonfiction writer, poet, essayist, and educator based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sheila Watson Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Sheila Watson (1909-1998) was a novelist and educator from New Westminster, British Columbia. Watson is best known for her novel The Double Hook.

Reg Watts Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Reg Watts is an author from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Tom Wayman Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Tom Wayman (born 1945) is a poet and fiction writer from Vancouver, British Columbia.

J. P. Patches Entertainer (Clown) Locale: Washington Biography: J. P. Patches, a clown played by Chris Wedes (1928-2012), was the star of a Seattle children's television show called The J. P. Patches Show.

James A. Wehn Artist (Sculptor) Locale: Washington Biography: James A. Wehn (1882-1973) was a Seattle-based sculptor. Wehn is known for his sculpture of Chief Seattle in Tilikum Park.

Wesley Wehr Artist Locale: Washington Biography: Wesley Wehr (1929-2004) was an artist, paleontologist, and writer from Everett, Washington.

Douglass Welch Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Douglass Welch (1906-1968) was a journalist and humorist from Tacoma, Washington, known for his column The Squirrel Cage.

Rebecca Wells Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Rebecca Wells (born 1953) is an author, actor, and playwright known for the Ya-Ya Sisterhood series. Born and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana, Wells moved to Bainbridge Island in 1982. She now lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Philip Whalen Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Oregon Biography: Philip Whalen (1923-2002) was a Beat poet from Portland, Oregon.

E. Whealdon Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Everett Whealdon (1910-2000) was a historical fiction author from Port Townsend, Washington.

Sue Wheeler Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Sue Wheeler (born 1942) is a writer from Lasqueti Island, British Columbia. She lives in Anacortes, Washington.

Whidden and Lewis Artist (Architect) Locale: Oregon Biography: Whidden and Lewis was an architectural firm based in Portland, Oregon.

Howard White Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Howard White (born 1945) is a novelist, poet, and non-fiction writer from Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Opal Whiteley Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Opal Whiteley (1897-1992, born in Colton, Washington) was a diarist and nature writer from Oregon. Whiteley attended the University of Oregon.

Bill Will Artist Locale: Oregon Biography: Bill Will is a conceptual sculptor and installation artist from Portland, Oregon. Will is a professor emeritus at Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland, Oregon.

Gerry William Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Gerry William (born 1952) is a Spalumcheen/Secwepemc science fiction author, poet, and essayist from Merritt, British Columbia. Ethel Wilson Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Ethel Wilson (1888-1980) is a novelist and short story writer from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Carol Windley Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Carol Windley (born 1947) is a novelist and short story writer from Tofino, British Columbia.

Amanda Wojick Artist Locale: Oregon Biography: Amanda Wojick (born 1974) is a sculptor, collagist, and painter based in Eugene, Oregon. Wojick teaches at the University of Oregon.

Tobias Wolff Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Tobias Wolff (born 1945) is an American short story writer, memoirist, novelist, and teacher of creative writing from Newhalem, Washington. He is known for his memoirs This Boy's Life (1989) and In Pharaoh's Army (1994).

Jim Wong-Chu Literary Author Locale: British Columbia Biography: Jim Wong-Chu (1949-2017) was a fiction writer, poet, and photographer from Vancouver, British Columbia. Originally from Hong Kong, Wong-Chu co-founded the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop Society and edited several anthologies of writing by Chinese-Canadians.

Charles Erskine Scott Wood Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Charles Erskine Scott Wood (1852-1944) was a poet, novelist, artist, attorney, and politician who lived in Portland, Oregon.

Thomas Wood Artist (Printmaker and Painter) Locale: Washington Biography: Thomas wood is a printmaker and painter from Richland, Washington. He is a graduate of Western Washington University, where he studied fine arts and chemistry. He lives and works in Bellingham, Washington.

Elizabeth Woody Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Elizabeth Woody (born 1959) is an American Navajo-Warm Springs-Wasco-Yakama author, artist, and educator. In 2016, Woody was named poet laureate of Oregon.

M.K. Wren Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: M.K. (Martha Kay) Wren (1938-2016) was an Oregon writer of mystery and science fiction.

Robert Wrigley Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Idaho Biography: Robert Wrigley (born 1951) is a poet from Idaho. Wrigley earned his MFA from the University of Montana and has taught at Lewis-Clark State College, Warren Wilson College, the University of Oregon, the University of Montana, and the University of Idaho.

Bill Yake Literary Author (Poet) Locale: Washington Biography: Bill Yake is a poet, essayist, naturalist, photographer from Spokane, Washington. Today he lives in Olympia, Washington.

Mitsuye Yamada Literary Author (Poet and Author) Locale: Washington Biography: Mitsuye Yamada (born 1923) is a Japanese American essayist, poet, story writer, and former professor of English from Seattle, Washington.

Onjana Yawnghwe Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Onjana Yawnghwe is a Thai-Canadian poet from Vancouver, British Columbia. Yawnghwe holds an M.A. in English from the University of British Columbia.

Claire Youmans Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Claire Youmans is an mystery and historical fiction author from Seattle, Washington. Today she lives in Tokyo, Japan.

Wm. Paul Young Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Wm Paul Young (born 1955) is a novelist who lives in Washington.

Lidia Yuknavitch Literary Author Locale: Oregon Biography: Lidia Yuknavitch (born 1963) is a writer based in Portland, Oregon. She received her PhD in English literature from the University of Oregon.

Ina Zajac Literary Author Locale: Washington Biography: Ina Zajac is a writer of fiction and Western Washington University graduate from Seattle, Washington.

Zimmer, Gunsul, Frasca Artist (Architect) Locale: Oregon Biography: ZGF Architects LLP (ZGF), formerly Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership, is an American architectural firm with offices in Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., New York City, and Vancouver, Canada.

Carolyn Zonailo Literary Author (Poet) Locale: British Columbia Biography: Carolyn Zonailo (born 1947) is a poet from Vancouver, British Columbia. Today, Zonailo lives in Montreal.

WWU Alumni (See alphabetical list for full details about each person) Susan Bennerstrom Kate Christie Samuel Green Eowyn Ivey Margie R. Lee Gary McKinney Thomas Wood Ina Zajac

WWU Faculty (See alphabetical list for full details about each person)

Carol Batdorf James Bertolino Archie Binns Elizabeth J. Colen Oliver de la Paz Nolan Dennett Allen Frost Gary Geddes Judith Anne Greenberg (Azrael) Carol Guess A. J. Hovde Laura Kalpakian Daniel Larner Lou Lippman Chuck Luckmann Carlos Martinez Brenda Miller Duane Niatum Tim Pilgrim Paul Piper John Lloyd Purdy Knute Skinner Kathryn Trueblood

Creators of Color (See alphabetical list for full details about each person)

Sherman Alexie Jeannette C. Armstrong Loretta Outwater Cox Nora Marks Dauenhauer Robert Davidson Ranj Dhaliwal Esi Edugyan Joe Feddersen Clyde W. Ford Garry Gottfriedson Paul Horiuchi Lawson Fusao Inada Tooru Kanazawa Joy Kogawa Jacob Lawrence Sky Lee Lee Maracle James Masao Mitsui Peter Morin dg nanouk okpik Susan Point Bill Reid Cathy Tagnak Rexford Eden Robinson Gregory Scofield Charlotte Watson Sherman Garth Stein Shirley Sterling Madeleine Thien George Tsutakawa Gerry William Jim Wong-Chu Mitsuye Yamada Onjana Yawnghwe

Indigenous Persons (See alphabetical list for full details about each person)

Sherman Alexie Community: Spokane-Coeur d'Alene

Jeannette C. Armstrong Community: Okanagan

Loretta Outwater Cox Community: Inupiaq

Nora Marks Dauenhauer Community: Tlingit

Robert Davidson Community: Haida

Joe Feddersen Community: Colville (Okanagan/Sinixt)

Garry Gottfriedson Community: Secwepemc First Nation

Lee Maracle Community: Sto:Loh

Peter Morin Community: Tahltan Nation dg nanouk okpik Community: Inupiaq-Inuit

Susan Point Community: Musqueam Coast Salish

Bill Reid Community: Haida

Cathy Tagnak Rexford Community: Inupiaq

Eden Robinson Community: Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations

Gregory Scofield Community: Métis

Garth Stein Community: Tlingit

Shirley Sterling Community: Salish

Gerry William Community: Spalumcheen band, Secwepemc Nation