Lyn Coffin is an award-winning fiction writer, poet, playwright, and translator. Sixteen books of her writing have been published, and her plays have been presented internationally. Her short stories have appeared in magazines, journals and anthologies, including the Best American Short Stories edited by Joyce Carol Oates. She teaches literary fiction at the University of Washington. Lyn holds an honorary PhD from the World Academy of Arts and Culture (UNICEF) "for poetic excellence and her efforts on behalf of world peace."