Wendy J. Fox was born in rural Washington state, which has inspired much of her writing on class and the west. Her first book, The Seven Stages of Anger & Other Stories (Press 53), was finalist for the Colorado Book Award; her debut novel The Pull of It (Underground Voices), was named a top pick by Displaced Nation; her most recent novel If the Ice Had Held (Santa Fe Writers Project) is a BuzzFeed recommended read and a grand prize winner from Santa Fe Writers Project. She lives in Denver, Colorado.