Beckie Elgin

Beckie Elgin grew up in a zoo her father directed in Iowa, where she helped care for all kinds of animals, including wolves. Since then, she has raised a family and earned degrees in Environmental Studies, Nursing, English, and an MFA in Creative Writing. She writes fiction and nonfiction and has been published in Earth Island Journal, The Oregonian, The Tusculum Review, Litro, Horses in Art, The Bark, and others. Beckie enjoys searching for wolf tracks and listening for howls in the mountains...See more

Beckie Elgin grew up in a zoo her father directed in Iowa, where she helped care for all kinds of animals, including wolves. Since then, she has raised a family and earned degrees in Environmental Studies, Nursing, English, and an MFA in Creative Writing. She writes fiction and nonfiction and has been published in Earth Island Journal, The Oregonian, The Tusculum Review, Litro, Horses in Art, The Bark, and others. Beckie enjoys searching for wolf tracks and listening for howls in the mountains near her Southern Oregon home. Please visit her blog at https: //wolvesandwriting.com. See less