Michael J. Moore is a Latinx author and playwright from Washington state. His books include "Highway Twenty," which appeared on the Preliminary Ballot for the Bram Stoker Award, the bestselling post-apocalyptic novel, "After the Change," which is used as curriculum at the University of Washington, and the psychological thriller, "Secret Harbor." His work has received awards, has appeared in various anthologies, journals, newspapers (including HuffPost) and magazines, on television and has been adapted for theater.