Helen Winslow Black

I grew up in Glencoe, Illinois. After graduating from Mount Holyoke College, I obtained a Master’s in Art History at the University of Chicago. I also admit to a law degree and a stint as a PhD student in philosophy. I arrived in Seattle in 1996, took one look at all the coffee shops full of folks in hiking boots reading books and thought: What’s not to like? I managed a large and cacophonous household while writing constantly, but especially during nap time. My five children are now card-carrying adults who wear hiking boots and read books unprompted, so I count that as a success. Now that I’m an empty-nester, I like to read, hike, swim, travel with my husband, and… write. Still.