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Linda Chase grew up on Long Island in commuting distance of New York City. She has been a stage costume designer, a Tai Chi teacher and, more recently a tutor of poetry and creative writing. Her first collection, These Goodbyes, was published by Fatchance Press in 1995. Her two Carcanet Press titles are The Wedding Spy, 2001 and Extended Family, 2006.
Linda is a part-time lecturer on the MA course in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University and the Programme Coordinator and a tutor for the Poetry School Manchester. In 2004 she started a performance series, Poets and Players, which showcases new writers and musicians. The series receives Arts Council funding.
