Jon Boilard was born and raised in small towns in Western Massachusetts. He currently lives and writes in Northern California. Jon is the author of JUNIOR (Livingston Press/2024), JUNK CITY (Livingston Press/2020), SETTRIGHT ROAD (Dzanc Books/2017), THE CASTAWAY LOUNGE (Dzanc Books/2015) and A RIVER CLOSELY WATCHED (MacAdam Cage/2012). A RIVER CLOSELY WATCHED was a finalist for the Northern California Book Award. In addition, Jon's award-winning short stories have appeared in some of the finest literary journals in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. He has participated in the Cork International Short Story Festival in Cork, Ireland, the Wroclaw Short Story Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, and LitQuake in San Francisco, California.