As literacy director for Open Books, Erin Walter helped writers of all ages and backgrounds share their stories. Her own work has appeared in the Austin American-Statesman, the Oregonian, Bookslut, Fametracker, Love, Chicago, On the Fly: Stories in Eight Minutes or Less, and more. She performed at Reading Under the Influence in Chicago and most recently with the punk rock choir Blue Ribbon Glee Club. An enthusiastic traveler, Erin drags her husband and daughter on a quest for Mexican food in every country they visit.