Linda Heller received a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction, had an honor story in The Best American Short Stories 1991, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and won a Literal Latte Fiction Award. Her stories have appeared in Boulevard, New Letters, The Alaska Quarterly Journal, The Writers’ Rock Quarterly and other literary magazines. Linda has also written and illustrated fourteen children’s books. The Castle on Hester Street has become a classic and is part of the nationwide third grade curriculum.