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Frances Story
Founder & Executive Director
Frances Story (she/her) is a writer based in Kansas City, Missouri.
A seasoned performance artist, Story is the founder and host of Salt Tooth Writers, which began in 2019 as The Writing Workshop KC. She hosts weekly classes and offers creative coaching to private clients.
Featured on Washington Post, Netflix Queer Eye, TEDx, NPR, Creative Mornings, Story is the author of 3 books of poetry and the recipient of numerous accolades including Advocate Magazine’s Champions of Pride award 2021. Story was voted The Pitch Kansas City’s Best Poet 2019 - 2021, with feature performances on Button Poetry and Write About Now Poetry. Her firstborn community love child, Kansas City Poetry Slam, sold out monthly 2014 - 2020.
You can find her online at iamfrancesstory.substack.com and on Instagram @iamfrancesstory.
Amanda Roth
Editor in Chief, Salt Tooth Press
Amanda Roth (she/her) is a writer, folklorist and artist living in Western Washington. A Pushcart and Best of the Net nominee, her writing is published or forthcoming in West Branch, Okay Donkey, HAD, Portland Review, South Carolina Review, and elsewhere. She teaches poetry at the Grunewald Guild and co-hosts the fairytale podcast, Retell Me.
Off the page, Amanda enjoys blockprinting, fiber arts, and ink sketching. In other words: erasure, relief, knots, and imperfection.
You can find her online at helloamandaroth.com and on Instagram @amandarothpoetry
Mary Sauer
Managing Editor, Salt Tooth Press
Mary Sauer (she/her) is a writer living in Kansas City, Missouri.
Her writing can be found in The Washington Post, ARC Poetry, and Popula. She has also been published by Vice’s Tonic and Good Housekeeping. She is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
You can find Mary online at marysauer.substack.com and on Instagram @maryjsauer.