Annick Smith is the author of several books, most recently "In This We Are Native: On Going Away and Coming Home" and "Homestead," She is coeditor of the Montana anthology "The Last Best Place" and an award-winning story writer. Susan O'Connor, a philanthropist and arts advocate, is the president of the board of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and a board member of the Orion Society. Contributors: Rick Bass, Mary Clearman Blew, Judy Blunt, Lois Conner, David James Duncan, Gretel Ehrlich, Dan Flores, Richard Ford, Lee Friedlander, James Galvin, Ian Glennie, Jim Harrison, Richard Hugo, Fredericka Hunter, Geoffrey James, William Kittredge, Barry Lopez, Richard Manning, Peter Matthiessen, Thomas McGuane, Susan O'Connor, Annick Smith, M. L. Smoker, Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs, and James Welch.
