Priscilla Long is a Seattle-based author (poetry, science, creative nonfictions, fiction) and an independent teacher of writing. Her latest book is on thriving while aging while creating. It is Dancing with the Muse in Old Age (Coffeetown, 2022). Her book of poems, Holy Magic, won the Sally Albiso Poetry book award from MoonPath Press. Her books include The Writer's Portable Mentor, 2nd edition (University of New Mexico Press); a collection of linked creative nonfictions titled Fire and Stone: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (University of Georgia Press), and Minding the Muse: A Handbook for Painters, Composers, Writers, and Other Creators (Coffeetown Press). Her poetry book is Crossing Over: Poems (University of New Mexico Press, 2015). Her history book is Where the Sun Never Shines: A History of America's Bloody Coal Industry (1989). Shorter works include science, poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction, and her column, Science Frictions, appeared on the website of The American Scholar for 92 weeks (2011-2013). Individual pieces are widely published in journals such as The Tampa Review, Smithsonian, The Gettysburg Review, and The American Scholar. Her awards include a National Magazine Award, and she has been a fellow at Hedgebrook, the Millay Colony for the Arts, and Jack Straw Productions. Her MFA is from the University of Washington. She serves as Founding and Consulting Editor of www.historylink.org, the online encyclopedia of Washington state history.