Kirsten Telander

I’ve worked as a freelance writer for over 20 years, am the co-author of the book, Wine Taster’s Survival Guide, and am the co-owner of Telander Gallery (that’s a lot of co-s). Though my work has been more wine and lifestyle-centric in recent years, I've written art and film reviews,  a Chef's Table column – everything from multi-sports to mushroom foraging – for regional and national publications. I received a BA in Cinema-Television from the University of Southern California and lasted a hot five minutes in Hollywood. I received an MA in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Colorado at Boulder where I drank of lot of wheat grass, wore Birkenstocks, wrote tragic-comic flash fiction, and taught creative writing to kids who’d rather be snowboarding. I'm a former instructor of English at Walla Walla Community College, which won the award for Best Community College in the nation from the Aspen Institute. 

I live in the small, bucolic wine country town of Walla Walla, Washington  with my ridiculously talented artist husband, Todd Telander, and two ridiculously awesome sons, Miles and Oliver. I find inspiration in the little things and when I’m not writing, you can find me enjoying wine and good food, bumbling through the occasional triathlon, camping, gardening, tending to chickens, and glued to the television anytime Roger Federer is playing tennis.