Heather Brittain Bergstrom

I grew up in a small farming town in eastern Washington, located between the two largest Indian reservations in the state. My family has deep roots in the Pacific Northwest, and I remember my grandmother telling stories of how the Snake River used to flood their house every spring. For much of my childhood, my parents were members of a fundamentalist Baptist church where I attended school in an unaccredited basement academy. I have worked as a truck stop waitress and as a teacher. I've won multiple awards from NARRATIVE MAGAZINE, including first place in the Fall 2010 Story Contest. Five of my short stories can be found online at NARRATIVE. Leslie Marmon Silko chose a story by me to win the Kore Press Short Fiction Chapbook Award. I have also won writing awards from THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY and CHICAGO TRIBUNE, as well as other places. One of my stories was picked as a notable story in the BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2010. STEAL THE NORTH is my debut novel and first published book. I currently live in the Sacramento Valley with my husband and two children.

Please visit me at the following websites:

http://www.facebook.com/hbbergstrom

http://www.heatherbrittainbergstrom.com

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18114116-steal-the-north