Liina Koivula's fiction celebrates queer relationships and subcultures of the North American West. They co-run Local Smoke Press, host a fake radio show by the same name, and write the Substack Lifeguard of Love. Liina holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University and a BA from The Evergreen State College. A winner of the 2023 AWP Intro Journals Award, their short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Puerto del Sol, Right Hand Pointing, Room Magazine, and The Spokesman-Review.
