Linda Jackson Collins has been a presence in Sacramento's writing community for many years. She has participated in numerous workshops, coordinates a monthly poetry critique group, and served as editor for several issues of SPC's Tule Review. Her own poetry collection, Painting Trees, was published by Random Lane Press in 2019. Her work has also been published in numerous journals, including Silver Birch Press, Fourth and Sycamore, and Panoply. Linda spends a lot of time on her bike, pedaling up the big hills in El Dorado County.