Allen Morris Jones is author of an acclaimed novel, Last Year's River (Houghton Mifflin), which was chosen as as a Barnes and Noble Discover pick, a highly influential consideration of the ethics of hunting, A Quiet Place of Violence, and co-editor of The Best of Montana's Short Fiction. He is currently editor-in-chief of Big Sky Journal, and runs his own press, Bangtail Press. He has appeared on "PBS NewsHour” as a guest essayist, and seen rave reviews of his work appear on the Today Show and in the LA Times, People magazine, Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, and many others. He lives in Montana with his wife and young son.