Ben Bonkoske

Ben Bonkoske is a writer from the Midwest. He is the author of the novels Spoon in Road and Carolina, Colorado, California. He is also the author of the short story collections Ten Zen by Ben and Eleven Stories for 11:11. He wrote his own major at the University of North Carolina, Asheville focusing on Racial Tension in America. While in college he walked along the Appalachian Trail to New York City. The following year he bicycled across much of America. He attended Northeastern Illinois University where he earned a Master of Arts in Secondary Education. He lives in Chicago.