Richelle Lee Slota

Richelle Lee Slota grew up a transgender girl in hiding. Her poetry book is Letters to My Dead Name (Blue Cedar Press, 2025). Her Vietnam War poetry is collected in her chapbook, Famous Michael (Samisdat, 1988). Her nonfiction is Captive Market: Commercial Kidnapping Stories from Nigeria (Rainbowdash Publishers, 2015). Her novel is Stray Son (Rainbowdash Publishers, 2016). She earned BAs in Psychology and Theatre Arts and an MA in Creative Writing. She has three grown children. She’s an Army vet. (Updated 04/2026)