Meet Our Authors

Discover the talented writers who call our region home

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Alyus Vasquez

Queer YA Mystery / Supernatural Thriller

Notable Work
Valley of Wolves
Authentic queer voices. Gripping stories. Spokane-grown.

Spokane-based queer trans author, artist, and designer. His debut novel Valley of Wolves is a gripping YA mystery and supernatural thriller featuring a trans Mexican-American teen. Founder of the Rainbow Alphabet Collective.

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Aimee Brooks

Short Stories

Notable Work
Spokane Campfire Stories
Twenty-three regional voices rewriting the myths, ghosts, and urban legends of the Spokane Valley.

About the Press: Banana Slug Books is an indie publisher located in Spokane, Washington, run by a small team of editors, designers, creatives, and most importantly, writers. Our collective creative practice consists of messages in the Super Slugs chat, banana milk lattes around the kitchen counter, and countless hours dedicated to giving each story the love and attention it deserves. We are proud to publish a variety of voices, established and emerging, and we look forward to where the future will take us.

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Sarah Rooney

Poetry & Multidisciplinary Arts

Notable Work
Mother Media
Lyrical, queer, mythic — a cornerstone of Spokane's arts scene.

Spokane-based nonbinary queer poet, community builder, and multidisciplinary arts organizer. Creator of the Speakeasy open mic, co-organizer of Foray for the Arts, and author of the debut chapbook Mother Media.

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Rob Phillips

Mystery/Thriller novels

Notable Work
Luke McCain mystery series
Unflinching honesty and grace from the Mountain West.

Rob is an award-winning outdoor writer and author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Luke McCain mystery series set in the wilderness of Eastern Washington and featuring a fish & wildlife officer and his yellow Lab, Jack. Rob and his wife, Terri, live in Yakima, Washington with their very spoiled Labrador retriever.

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Dorrie Wade

Fantasy & Romance Fiction

Notable Work
The Ghost
The price on her head just went up. The only man who can help her is a predator.

The Ghost is the debut fantasy romance novel by indie author Dorrie Wade, officially published on March 2, 2026. It serves as the first installment in her planned adult paranormal romance trilogy titled In the Shadows of the Cascades.