Richard Sowienski is associate professor at Belmont University and directs the first undergraduate Publishing Program in the U.S. He's held a variety of writing, marketing, editorial, and consulting jobs for publishing start-ups and national magazines, including Better Homes & Gardens, Raising Teens, Country America, Successful Farming, and The Missouri Review. He and his wife Rola cofounded and own a coffee shop in a wooden-shoe factory, so when Richard's not teaching or working on his novel-set in a wooden-shoe factory, naturally-you'll find him savoring light roasts at his favorite Nashville spots.
