Stephanie Kallos was born in Idaho and grew up in Nebraska. Before coming out of the closet as a writer, she had a varied work history which included many years as a musician and a long career in the theater as an actress and teacher of voice, speech, and dialects. Her short fiction has received two Raymond Carver Awards and a Pushcart Prize nomination. She is also the author of numerous essays; and her work as a playwright has been produced and/or developed at The Seattle Children’s Theater, The Empty Space Theatre, and the NY Theatre Workshop.

Her first novel, Broken for You, was published in 2004; it was chosen by Sue Monk Kidd as a “Today Show” book club selection and received the Washington State and PNBA Book Awards.

Her second novel, Sing Them Home, was published in 2009; a Pacific NW Independent Booksellers bestseller, it was selected for Iowa’s “All Iowa Reads” program and named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the 10 Best Books of 2009.

Her third novel, Language Arts, was published in 2015, short-listed for the Washington State Book Award, and adapted as a feature film by Kairos Productions.

Mother of Noah and Sam, and YiaYia of Luna and Forest, Stephanie divides her time between Seattle and New York City. She shares her homes with a delightfully loquacious, Brooklyn-born tabby named Tevye.