Lily Salter is an L.A.-based freelance artist and educator.

She completed a MA in Creative Writing at Western Washington University.  For the past ten years she’s taught at-risk students for the California Department of Corrections and TRIO Programs at CSULB.  She’s performed as a singer/songwriter and stand-up comic, penned features for Canada’s Movie Entertainment Magazine, and is currently working on a rom-com film script.  Death-Defying Nina is her first full-length non-fiction work. Born in Toronto, Lily now calls Echo Park in Los Angeles, home. 

She blogs about her dog, Daisy, here.

From the author

I’m lucky to have a portable craft. As a resident of both countries for equal parts of my life, I’ve hauled journals and notes scribbled on bar napkins back and forth across the border for years. One liners and sound bites from friends and strangers are gold to me, as are real life stories. Heart-stopping drama is happening all around me and as a non-fiction writer an endless supply of material is always on hand.

As far as my writer's voice goes, I prefer brevity and paperback prose dipped in dark sensibility over dense, languid descriptions. Add to that a comic edge and a slice of ham and that's me. For inspiration I draw from my working-class roots, dysfunctional upbringing, and experiences as an independent woman in pursuit of a non-traditional life. Growing up in Canada I was influenced by the cultural milieu and encouraged to indulge my creative instincts. However, my wise-ass writing style seemed out of place in the lush landscape of The Great White North. I feel more comfortable creating in the urban sprawl and manic energy of Los Angeles, CA.   

Thanks for checking out this website and stay tuned for more non-fiction work soon to be released. Please feel free to contact me for more author info.

Representation by vanHaitsma Literary http://vanhaitsmaliterary.com