Lori L. Lake is a Minnesota writer, teacher, speaker, and author of mystery, drama, romance, and general fiction, most of which is about lesbian protagonists. Her work includes the "Gun" police trilogy, two short story collections, and the WWII novel Snow Moon Rising, which won the 2007 Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award and an Alice B Readers Award. Lake teaches fiction writing at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, frequently gives talks about writing craft, and is a founding mother of The Golden Crown Literary Society.