Charles Deemer is the editor of Oregon Literary Review and artistic director of Small Screen Video. His book "Seven Plays" was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. His novel "Dead Body In A Small Room" was a finalist for Foreword Magazine's Mystery of the Year award. His play “Famililly” won the 1997 Crossing Borders International New Play Competition. Deemer also makes digital films and teaches screenwriting at Portland State University. His most recent book is from Round Bend Press, "In My Old Age: Poems."