Editor
bioStories is edited by Mark (Hummel) Leichliter, who works as a writer, regularly publishing fiction, poetry, and essays, and as a freelance editor and writing coach who works with writers to hone their craft. He is the author of the novels Man, Underground; The Other Side; In the Chameleon’s Shadow; and the story collection Lost & Found. His work has appeared in numerous literary journals since 1991, including The Bloomsbury Review, Dogwood, Fugue, Matter, The Talking River Review, Wrath-Bearing Tree, and Weber Studies, among many others. He taught writing at the University of Northern Colorado for nearly twenty years in addition to serving as a writing program administrator and the director of a the Rosenberry Writers’ Conference. Having more recently taught at Journeys School of the Teton Science Schools, he remains a resident faculty member of the Jackson Hole Writers Conference, guest lectures at other conferences, and teaches occasional courses in his community. bioStories remains his passion project, and he loves helping writers find a publishing home and readers discover new voices.
Assistant Editor
Ann Marie Rozum enjoys the literary diversity that bioStories offers. In addition to her own creative material—including an award-winning piece in a university student publication—she wrote technical documents during her career in the Air National Guard and created educational pieces as editor for Group Publishing. Her passion for literature, writing, and the sharing of ideas led to years as a language arts teacher for middle and high school. Since then she’s entered the freelance world—where unique assignments have included the editing of subtitles for foreign documentaries.
She encourages writers to submit to bioStories. Full disclosure: Her motives are selfish. She simply loves reading what others have to say.