Alexandra Behr

Award-winning writer Alex Behr is the author of ANIMAL KINGDOM, PLANET GRIM, and GRIEF STICK. Her writing has been published in Tin House, Utne Reader, Salon, Oregon Humanities, The Rumpus, Buckman Journal, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, in anthologies, and others. Her multimedia website and film projects have been supported by grants from the Regional Arts and Culture Council. She holds a BA in humanities from UC Berkeley and an MFA in creative writing from Portland State University. Behr lives in Portland, Oregon, where she is a senior academic designer for a global education company, teaches creative writing workshops, and plays piano and bass guitar.