Chad Michael Lange is a San Francisco-based fiction writer who holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, California. He has received two residencies at MacDowell and Millay Arts. The Jentel Foundation, The Ragdale Foundation, Hambidge Center, Craigardan, and Dorland Mountain Arts have also given him fellowships. Chad has been awarded grants from the Squaw Valley Community of Writers and the California Arts Council (to teach creative writing to LGBTQIA+ youth). His short fiction has appeared in Catamaran, fourteen hills, and ZYZZYVA.