Warren Read

Besides reading, writing and appreciating great films, Warren Read is a huge traveler. In the past 30 years, he's been able to visit almost as many countries--including Nepal, Costa Rica, Mexico, Russia, France, Germany, Guatemala and Belize, Morocco, China and the Galapagos Islands.

Warren is a former elementary teacher and high school assistant principal, retired from Bainbridge Island, Washington. As well, he earned his MFA in creative writing through the Rainier Writing Workshop, via Pacific Lutheran University in 2015. He lives in nearby Kingston with his landscape designer and "plant nut" husband. They have three adult sons who are currently out reshaping the world, for better or worse.