Low Down Dirty Vote: Volume II

Gary Phillips is the former poet laureate of Carrboro, North Carolina. He lives in a rammed earth house with his wife Ilana Dubester. A child of Appalachia, Gary reads poetry and Afro-Futurism, studies amphibian activities on full moon nights and remembers his grandmothers. His book of poetry and occasional pieces, "The Boy the Brave Girls," was printed in 2016 by Human Error Publishing (Wendell, Mass).

Faye is the author of three novels and several short stories as well as a little poetry sprinkled here and there in various literary journals. She has a master's in english literature and a deep curiosity in all things noir--especially stories populated with people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. She is currently working on her latest novel from her home in California.

Mysti works in San Francisco and lives in a forgotten corner of The City with her husband, graphic novelist Dale Berry and a small black rescue cat. An active member of MWA, Sisters in Crime, and ITW, Mysti serves on the board of her local Sisters in Crime chapter (NorCal!) and has previously served on the board of the PSWA and Desert Sleuths chapter of SinC. Mysti is the editor and publisher of Low Down Dirty Vote, two volumes of short stories (with the third launching in May 2022) created to raise money for voting rights work. All three volumes contain stories by award-winning writers. We're especially proud of Faye Snowden for her story One Bullet. One Vote. that has been accepted into Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021. Mysti's short stories have been published in EQMM, AHMM, and several crime-fiction anthologies.