Ilie Ruby

Ilie Ruby is an author, editor, artist, and teacher. She has published two novels, The Language of Trees and The Salt God's Daughter, as well as numerous essays in The New York Times, AOL, Forward, CNN, and others. Awards include the Barbara Kemp Prize for Outstanding Teaching and Scholarship and The Phi Kappa Phi Award for Creative Achievement in Fiction, among others. She currently teaches courses and workshops in the area of therapeutic writing. For more information, find Ilie at her website: www.ilieruby.com.