Peter Stenson received his MFA from Colorado State University in 2012. His stories and essays have been published in The Sun, The Bellevue Literary Review, The Greensboro Review, Confrontation, Post Road, Fugue, Harpur Palate, The Pinch, Blue Mesa Review, and elsewhere. His debut novel, FIEND, (Crown), was named an Amazon Best Book of the Year and his second book, THIRTY-SEVEN (DZANC), was awarded Kirkus and Publishers Weekly starred reviews. He lives with his wife and daughter in Denver.