Jay Treiber

Jay Treiber holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana, where he studied under writers William Kittredge and Earl Ganz. His poems and short stories have appeared in various literary journals, such as The Chattahoochee Review, Farmer's Market, and The Fiddlehead. He makes his home in Bisbee, Arizona, and teaches creative writing and English composition at nearby Cochise College. Spirit Walk is his debut novel.

A native of southeast Arizona, Jay has born a lifelong love of the landscape of this area. He explains it is one of the primary inspirations for his writing Spirit Walk:

“All the principal characters in the story are very connected to the landscape. Kevin McNally, the protagonist of my novel, notes that as a child he felt more comfortable seated on a rock in a canyon in the Peloncillo Mountains than in the classroom or at home. His best friend, Armando Luna, is of the O’odham tribe, and the landscape of the region is infused in his spiritual beliefs.

For all the characters in the book, the land of the surrounding area is as much a part of their lives as the buildings and neighborhoods of a particular city for an urban dweller. It is my hope that the land itself is as much a living character in the story as the people.”