Kelli Russell Agodon (1969-present) was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She attended the University of Washington and Pacific Lutheran University where she received an MFA in creative writing. Kelli co-founded and is the editor of Two Sylvias Press as well as the Co-Director of Poets on the Coast: A Retreat for Women Poets. She is also a member of the Seattle7 Writers, a nonprofit that raises awareness and money for literacy organizations in the Pacific Northwest, and was the editor of Seattle’s Crab Creek Review from 2008 - 2014. She is currently writing her fourth collection of poetry. Source