Paige Kaptuch is a writer based in Western Colorado. Her work has appeared in Runner’s World, The Forge Literary Magazine, Swamp Pink, Epiphany, Door is a Jar, Masters Review and Hayden’s Ferry Review. She has an MFA in fiction from the University of Arizona and has received fellowships at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Foundation House, PLAYA Summer Lake, The Volland Foundation, Jentel, and Vermont Studio Center. Her story, The Smokejumper, was a finalist for the 2024 Tucson Literary awards. She’s at work on a novel.