One of the West's most refreshing new writers, Michael Fillerup addresses the dilemmas confronting women and men in a conservative environment, the ambivalent interactions between Anglos and American Indians, and the alienation of religious feeling in the face of institutional sentimentality. Each of Fillerup's prize-winning stories features the voice of idealistic people struggling with the harsh realities of the real world.

Michael Fillerup is the author of Beyond the River: A Novel and a contributor to Bright Angels and Familiars: Contemporary Mormon Stories and Christmas for the World. His stories have also appeared in the New Times and elsewhere. He is the bilingual supervisor of the Flagstaff, Arizona, public schools.