Welcome to The Write Question, a program that explores the world of writing and publishing in the western United States. Our guest today is author Aryn Kyle, from Missoula, Montana.

Kyle's short story, "Foaling Season," which won a U.S. National Magazine Award for Fiction, is the first chapter of her debut novel, The God of Animals.

Aryn Kyle’s fiction has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The Georgia Review, StoryQuarterly, Best New American Voices 2005, Best American Short Stories 2007, and elsewhere. She is also the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Award.

The Write Question is produced by Chérie Newman.

Executive producer, Michael Marsolek.

Special thanks to Barbara Theroux, Prageeta Sharma, Renée McGrath, and Kim Anderson.

This program is supported in part by The Greater Montana Foundation—encouraging communication on issues, trends, and values of importance to Montanans.

This program included music by Michael Blessing, Tom Catmull, and Springhill.

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Guests on the The Write Question are writers, publishers, and illustrators living, or working for an extended period of time, in the western United States. The Write Question is a production of Montana Public Radio.