Craig Clevenger
Craig Clevenger was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Southern California, where he studied English at California State University, Long Beach. He divides his time between the Mojave desert and the central coast, where he works at a local library and runs a community writing workshop. He is the author of The Contortionist's Handbook, Dermaphoria, and Mother Howl. His essays and short fiction have appeared in the Coachella Review, Black Clock, San Francisco Noir 2, Starlite Pulp Review and the forthcoming Amber Waves of Autumn from Kelp Books. His works have been translated into 30+ languages.