A writer and book artist working in both text and image, Kristy Bowen is the author of a number of chapbook, zine, and artists book projects. She is the author of several full- length collections of poetry/prose/hybrid work, including SEX & VIOLENCE (Black Lawrence Press, 2020), SALVAGE (Black Lawrence Press, 2016), major characters in minor films (Sundress Publications, 2015), GIRL SHOW (Black Lawrence Press, 2014), and THE SHARED PROPERTIES OF WATER AND STARS (Noctuary Press, 2013). She lives in Chicago, where she runs dancing girl press & studio.