Montana Book Festival

Leisa Greene is a writer, advisor, LGBTQQIA mother and the author of a memoir manuscript working title EARLY OUT. Her creative nonfiction piece “Windshield” was published in Bright Bones: Contemporary Montana Writing, by Open Country Press, 2018. Her other writing consists of... Read More →

Author of nine books & numerous articles, a creativity counselor, and an independent Jung scholar, she has led writing and depth psychology workshops at centers around the country, plus Canada and Greece. A graduate of Smith College, for seven years she was a science editor at... Read More →

Missoula resident Dorothy Hinshaw Patent has been writing nonfiction books for young readers for more than 40 years, with almost 140 published titles. She was recently featured as the Monday Montanan in the Missoulian newspaper.Her Saturday morning 10:30 panel, "Writing for the Ages... Read More →

Rachel Toor is the author of four works of nonfiction and one novel. Her most recent book is Misunderstood: Why The Humble Rat May Be Your Best Pet Ever (FSG 2016). She is a professor in the graduate creative writing program at Eastern Washington University. Her work has been published... Read More →

Danica Winters is a bestselling author who has won multiple awards for writing books that grip readers with their ability to drive emotion through suspense and occasionally a touch of magic.When she’s not working, she can be found in the wilds of Montana testing her patience while... Read More →