Rita Welty Bourke

Rita Welty Bourke is the author of ISLOMANES OF CUMBERLAND ISLAND and KYLIE’S ARK: THE MAKING OF A VETERINARIAN. She has published over forty works of fiction and nonfiction in literary magazines, including the NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW, CIMARRON REVIEW, LOUISIANA LITERATURE, SHENANDOAH, WITNESS, and the BLACK WARRIOR REVIEW. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Learn more at www.ritaweltybourke.com