Tess Collins
San Francisco, CA
Biography

A coal miner’s granddaughter, Tess Collins was born and raised in a crater. Yes, really, a crater formed by the impact of an asteroid millions of years ago where her hometown, Middlesboro, Kentucky was eventually built. Tess spent her younger years in a one room Carnegie Library reading around the room. She started at BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL and ended with WAR AND PEACE at which time she thought, “I want to do this.” She is the author of THE LAW OF REVENGE, THE LAW OF THE DEAD, THE LAW OF BETRAYAL, HELEN OF TROY, NOTOWN, THE HUNTER OF HERTHA and SHADOW MOUNTAIN. Her non-fiction book HOW THEATER MANAGERS MANAGE is published by Rowman and Littlefield’s Scarecrow Press. She has written three plays, Barbarians, Tossing Monte, and Helen of Troy which is based on her novel of the same name. Ms. Collins received a B.A. from the University of Kentucky and a Ph.D. from The Union Institute and University. Her web page can be accessed at www.tesscollins.com/