MEET THE MAINERS

As stewards of Maine stories, we wouldn't exist without the folks that conceive of them. Whether they are dreaming up a world of their own, retelling powerful truths, weaving together simple yet powerful life lessons, or paving new pathways of knowledge and thinking — our team of writers, illustrators and editors work tirelessly to elevate Maine literature.

Islandport Press is a small team based in Yarmouth, Maine. We rely on a network of editors, writers, proofreaders, illustrators and designers to create beautiful books that go the distance. You can read more about our core staff here. We are not currently hiring, but if you are based in Maine or New England, or have a strong connection to Maine culture and are interested in connecting with Islandport Press as a freelancer, feel free to drop us a line with your resume and a short cover letter.

THE EDITORS

Lewis Robinson

Lewis Robinson is the author of the story collection Officer Friendly as well as the novels Water Dogs and The Islanders. He is the winner of a Whiting Award, the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award, and a Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. His writing has appeared in Tin House, the Baffler, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times Book Review, and on the National Public Radio program Selected Shorts. He teaches at the University of Maine at Farmington and lives in Portland, Maine with his family.

Photo by Molly Haley

Kate Christensen

Kate Christensen the author of nine published novels, most recently Welcome Home, Stranger and The Arizona Triangle, a detective novel published under the pseudonym Sydney Graves. Her fourth novel, The Great Man, won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. She has also written two food-centric memoirs, Blue Plate Special and How to Cook a Moose, which won the Maine Literary Award for Memoir. Christensen has taught both fiction and memoir at numerous retreats, festivals, and MFA programs, most recently the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her first YA novel, The Sacred & the Divine, comes out this fall. Her newest literary novel, Good Company, will be published in the summer of 2026. She is currently working on the second detective novel in the series.

Photo by Cheryl Nichols

Ron Currie

Ron Currie is the author of four novels and one collection of short stories. He has won the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Award, the Addison M. Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the American Library Association’s Alex Award, and the Pushcart Prize. His books have been translated into fifteen languages, and his short fiction and nonfiction have received recognition in Best American anthologies. As a screenwriter he worked most recently on the Apple TV+ series Extrapolations and has developed projects with AMC Studios, Amblin Television, and ITV America. He lives in Portland, Maine and teaches in the University of Southern Maine Stonecoast MFA program.