Lori Tobias

Lori Tobias is the author of the memoir “Storm Beat – A Journalist Reports from the Oregon Coast,” published by Oregon State University in 2020, and the novel “Wander,” published by Red Hen Press and the 2017 winner of the Nancy Pearl Literary Award. A journalist of many years, Lori covered the Oregon coast for The Oregonian for more than a decade and was a features writer for the Rocky Mountain News. She freelances for numerous publications and is a columnist for Oregon Arts Watch. Lori lives on the Oregon coast with her husband Chan and rescue pups, Luna and Gus.