Elizabeth Treadwell was born in Oakland, California, on the cusp of the so-called
summer of love, and grew mainly up in the wilds of Berkeley, a proud member of
the Irish, English, & Cherokee diasporas. She has a degree in Native American Studies
from UC Berkeley and one in Creative Writing from San Francisco State. She's
worked in Hollywood, edited several literary magazines, and taught writing and
literature in a number of venues. During a smidge of Clinton & most of Bush 2, she ran
Small Press Traffic at the California College of the Arts, where she is currently teaching.

Treadwell's recent books include Birds & Fancies (2007) and Wardolly (2008).

She lives with her family in Oakland.

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