Colette Sartor is an award-winning essayist and short story writer. Her short story collection ONCE REMOVED AND OTHER STORIES (upcoming 2019, University of Georgia Press) won the 2018 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. Her stories and essays have appeared in numerous publications, including THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, KENYON REVIEW ONLINE, CARVE MAGAZINE, SLICE MAGAZINE, and COLORADO REVIEW.

Colette has taught writing for over 15 years and currently teaches at the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program as well as privately. She also co-hosts the Literary Roundhouse Bookclub and curates a variety of online resources concerning craft, submission, publication, community, mentoring, and other writing-related topics on her website page, Writers’ Resources, and on her Facebook page, Colette Sartor’s Writing Resources. Before becoming a writer, she practiced entertainment law for almost 20 years, representing clients ranging from writers, actors, and producers to major motion picture studios and independent production companies. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, and very large German Shepherd Dog who’s afraid of the wind, and she hopes never to practice law again.

Photo by Rayme Silverberg