An award-winning writer, editor and designer, Allyson Longueira has worked in fiction and nonfiction in multiple media, including newspapers, magazines and books. She holds a BA in English from Rutgers University and an MA in design and editing from the prestigious University of Missouri School of Journalism. As editor, she led her newspaper to three general excellence awards in three consecutive years from the Society of Professional Journalism and the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. She has taught writing and design at the college and professional levels, including a post as adjunct professor at the University of Oregon as well as teaching professional workshops and lectures through WMG Publishing. In 2016, Allyson launched Fiction River Presents, a new series of reprint anthologies, published bimonthly. She is also currently editing a volume in the original Fiction River line. She is the publisher of WMG Publishing, Inc., headquartered in Lincoln City, Oregon.