Michael Fillerup is the prizewinning author of numerous short stories, a short story collection (Visions and Other Stories), two novels (Beyond the River and Go in Beauty), and several children's books, along with articles on indigenous language preservation. During his thirty-four-year career in public education, he developed and supervised programs for Native American, Hispanic, and other language-minority children. In addition, he designed and directed two Navajo language revitalization programs and is the founder and former director of Puente de Hozho Tri-lingual School in Flagstaff, Arizona. He has two passions: writing and saving languages.
