Michelle St. Romain has loved writing and stories since she could hold a pencil. She completed a fellowship for the Bookgardan women’s writing program and was a writer-in-residence at Craigardan in the Adirondacks in the fall of 2023. Co-author of two poetry collections, Promised Fruit and Water’s Edge, her debut novel, Song of Belonging, will be released in April 2026 by She Writes Press with distribution by Simon and Schuster. She leads creative writing workshops for women and has taught English and creative writing to children and teens in California, Hawai’i, and Oregon. She holds a B.A. in English from Loyola University, New Orleans and an M.A. in English/ Creative Writing from California State University, Sacramento. Her work has been featured in the Poetry Phone Line Project of the Oregon Humanities, The Rapids literary magazine, and on Jefferson Public Radio and Ashland Community Radio. Michelle lives in Southern Oregon with her wife, two spaniels, and a wise, aging cat. They are enjoying watching their three creative young adults launch into the world.