Theodore C.Van Alst (enrolled member, Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians) is the co-editor of Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology, and the author of the story collections Sacred Smokes, winner of the Tillie Olsen Award for Creative Writing; Sacred City, winner of the Electa Quinney Award for Published Stories; and the final book in the Chicago-based trilogy, Sacred Folks.
This biography was last updated on 08/12/2025.
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