Christie Cochrell's work has appeared in Catamaran, Orca, Tin House, New Letters and elsewhere. Chosen as New Mexico Young Poet of the Year while growing up in Santa Fe, she has recently published a volume of collected poems, Contagious Magic. Always an avid traveler, she's traded wanderlust for quiet days by the ocean in Santa Cruz, California — only occasionally lured away from her writing by otters, pelicans, and seaside walks.