Steven DenlingerSteven L. Denlinger (he/him) is a nonfiction writer and award-winning teacher whose stories center around themes of repression, redemption, and transformation. His first memoir, How To To Tie A Tie, which will be published by Ascendant Press on Februry 17, 2025, is a soul-searching story that follows his departure from a sheltered Amish-Mennonite community, his journey into the outside world, and his subsequent transformation.Using education as a ladder of escape, Steven attended Malone University in Canton, Ohio. He clinched his escape from home by winning a Rotary Scholarship to London. By the end of that year, Steven had alienated his community. After leaving, Steven completed his M.A. in English from Oxford University and Middlebury College. In 2007, Arianna Huffington invited him to blog for her online newspaper, which has just been launched. While working on a novel about a character who leaves a tight-knit Mennonite community, Steven discovered his own past was the real story. His work in memoir allowed him to transform and find his center, leading to marriage with the love of his life, best-selling romance author Laura Navarre.Today, Steven and Laura live in a suburb of Washington, DC, where Steven teaches at a local public high school. They share their home with Puddin' and Lannister, their two Neva Masquerade cats. When not writing or teaching, Steven is traveling with Laura, writing for his substack, and pursuing his lifelong passion for photography. Steven's recent awards include Teacher of the Month at Justice High School and Special Recognition Adviser by Columbia Scholastic Press Association. His lit mag, newspaper and yearbook staffs have been nationally recognized. Read More Read Less