Books by Erin Bartels

Erin Bartels is the award-winning author of We Hope for Better Things, a 2020 Michigan Notable Book and 2019 Christy Award finalist, and has been a publishing professional for 18 years.A publishing professional for 18 years, she is a member of Capital City Writers and the Women's Fiction Writers Association, as well as the director of WFWA's annual writers retreat in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her short story "This Elegant Ruin" was a finalist in The Saturday Evening Post 2014 Great American Fiction Contest. She grew up in the Bay City, Michigan, area and has spent much of her life waiting on drawbridges. She lives in Lansing, Michigan, with her husband, Zachary, and their son. Find her online at www.erinbartels.com.