Laurie Ann Doyle is the author of World Gone Missing (Regal House Publishing, 2017), a finalist for 2018 American Book Fest's Best Book of short stories and praised by the New York Times bestselling author Edan Lepucki for delivering “powerful portrayals of people desiring connection, hope, and renewal.” Winner of the Alligator Juniper National Fiction Award and a Pushcart Prize nominee, Laurie’s writing has appeared in The Los Angeles Review, The Millions, Timber, Under the Sun, and many other journals. She is the co-founder of Babylon Salon, a San Francisco literary reading series in its eleventh year, and teaches writing at The Writers Grotto and UC Berkeley. Find out more at laurieanndoyle.com and @LaurieAnnDoyle on Twitter.