Wordstock Festival 2011

Johnny Shaw was born and raised on the Calexico/Mexicali border, the setting for his debut novel DOVE SEASON. Shaw attended both University of California, Davis and University of California, Santa Barbara for his undergraduate studies. He received his MFA in screenwriting from the prestigious School of Theater, Film, and Television at UCLA. His work has won numerous awards, including the $100,000 King Arthur Screenwriters Award. Intrigued by all writing media, it was only a matter of time...
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Scott Sparling lives outside Portland with his wife and son. His first novel is WIRE TO WIRE, a story of train-hopping, glue-sniffing and love in Northern Michigan in the late 1970s. WIRE TO WIRE was published by Tin House Books in June 2011. It was called “well crafted and thrilling” by Publishers Weekly and “Smart, thrilling and darkly funny” by The Oregonian. Sparling’s short story WALKING was a winner in the 2006 Wordstock fiction contest.