Colleen Ryor is the founding editor of The Adirondack Review. She holds a B.A. in German from SUNY Empire State College. Colleen has lived in Germany, England, and France, and is the founder of Black Lawrence Press. Some of her favorite modern writers include Heinrich Böll, John Cheever, and Margaret Atwood. She has been playing the cello for fifteen years and was once in a band called Alice & the Goons. Her favorite singers are DavidBowman and Andre Weet. She lives in New York City with Alistair, Ethan, and Noble. Colleen may be reached at colleen@blacklawrencepress.com.
Diane Goettel is the Editor of The Adirondack Review, the Managing Editor of Black Lawrence Press, and a regular contributor to A&U Magazine. Her fiction has appeared in 42 Opus, failbetter, and Lichen. Diane is an adjunct professor at Touro College and leads creative writing workshops for New York Writers Coalition. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, she is currently working on her Masters in English at Brooklyn College. She lives with one architect and two chinchillas. She may be reached at diane@blacklawrencepress.com.
Diane Goettel
Editor
Kara Christenson is a graduate of Albion College, where she majored in English and German. She recently completed a 2,175 mile through-hike of the Appalachian Trail and is glad to take up more restful pursuits, like editing fiction for The Adirondack Review. Kara lives in Portland, Oregon, where she can be outside on sunny days and read on rainy ones. She may be reached at kara@blacklawrencepress.com.
Carrie Murphy is a senior at the University of Maryland College Park, majoring in English with a concentration in Poetry. Her favorite authors include Denis Johnson, Anne Carson and Pablo Neruda. She may be contacted at caroline@blacklawrencepress.com.
Laura Buckner is senior at SUNY Geneseo studying English Literature with minors in Spanish and Dance. She just returned from a semester abroad in Seville, Spain and is very excited to be reading in her native language once again. She may be contacted at laura@blacklawrencepress.com.
Angela Leroux Lindsey is a writer living in Manhattan. She loves live music, good conversation and dry humor. She may be reached at angela2@blacklawrencepress.com.
Tamara graduated from St. John Fisher College with a B.A. degree in American Studies and a minor in Journalism/Communication. She is currently pursuing a M.A. degree in American Studies at the University at Buffalo and is completing the final stages of her thesis on the postmodern writers Carole Maso, Rikki Ducornet, and Joanna Scott. When not with her nose in a book Tamara enjoys cooking, photography, and outdoor recreation. She may be contacted at tamara@blacklawrencepress.com.
Tamara Dixon
Kerry Marino grew up in New York. Her most distinctive life points include a road trip to Mexico, graduating college with a BA in English and a double minor in Writing and Philosophy, getting engaged at 3AM on a misty sea shore, and living on her own in New York City. She is currently looking into Masters programs in literature. She likes to devour books, write, travel, learn about culture, and eat awesome food. Her favorite book is Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut. She can be reached at kerry@blacklawrencepress.com.
