Margaret LukasMargaret Lukas is a native of Nebraska. She received her MFA from Rainier Writers Workshop in Tacoma, Washington. For over a decade, she taught writing at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Her award-winning short story, "The Yellow Bird," was made ino a short film, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival and was then shown at film festivals around the world. She is the author of Farthest House, 2015, BQB Press, River People 2019, BQB Press, and The Broken Statue, 2021, BQB Press. Spirits Do Not Rest: Heartbreak at Wounded Knee is her fourth novel. Lukas has won several awards, including a Nebraska Arts Council Fellowship Award, an International High Plains Book Award, and a National American Pen Women Literary Award for 2024. She is a long-standing member of the National Association of American Pen Women, Inc. and past president of the Omaha Branch. She lives in Omaha with her husband. Read More Read Less