Brian Russell spent more than 20 years working in the theater as a director and producer of plays,
musicals, and operas before shifting his focus toward writing. He was artistic director of Chicago's
American Theater Company from 1997-2002, where he directed more than a dozen shows. In 2007, he graduated with honors with a BGS from Roosevelt University, where his short story, "Rutherford" won the first Annual Keenan-Kara Writing Award. In May 2010, he will graduate from Spalding University's brief residency MFA in Writing Program. His prose, poetry, and critiques have recently been published at public-republic.net and at thereviewreview.net.
