About Us
Rise Forms publishes high-quality, literary work that conveys the passion and contemplative nature of fly fishing. Emphasis should not only be on what is said, but on how it is said, seeking to capture both the voice of the modern fly fisher, while also reflecting on the rich traditions of past angling authors. Pieces should be well-crafted and polished with attention to language and how it is used to express ideas and convey the emotional experience.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief Scott Carles started the push that led to Rise Forms with the desire to see a new literary fly fishing outlet. A 6th grade teacher who’s lived in multiple states and on multiple continents, he focuses on fishing for native trout. You can read more of his writing at Cutthroat Stalker.
Simon Blanford is a biologist at Penn State University who moved to central PA from Scotland just a few years ago. He blogs about fly fishing and other topics at Turning Over Small Stones.
Justin Cober-Lake has written primarily on pop culture in both academic and mainstream settings, in places such as Paste, Stylus, and Trouser Press. He was the Interviews Editor at PopMatters for a number of years and remains a staff writer there. He’s been fly fishing for close to 20 years but admits his exploits are better examined through the written word than through visual evidence.
Anders Halverson is the author of the acclaimed An Entirely Synthetic Fish. He hold a PhD in ecology from Yale University, and works as journalist and researcher. You can find out more about him at http://andershalverson.com/.
Dave Motes combined his experience as a guide, fly fishing instructor, writer, and English teacher to create StoryArc. Originally from the Washington, DC area, where he guided for Mark Kovach Fishing Services, he now lives in Minnesota and continues to fish throughout the US.
Cameron Scott holds an MFA from the University of Arizona, and his poetry can be found in Burnside Review, Ghost Road Press, Marginalia, Mountain Gazette, Perigee, and Sugar Mule. He works at the Aspen Writers’ Foundation and serves as a fly fishing guide through Colorado’s Taylor Creek Fly Shop. More information is available at his web site.
Dr. Samuel Snyder, who received his PhD from the University of Florida, writes about fly fishing history at Headwaters. He recently returned to Alaska from a fellowship at the National Sporting Library in Virginia. He is the Director, Bristol Bay Fisheries and Watershed Protection Campaign with the Alaskan Conservation Foundation. My task is to coordinate the work of the various non-profits and organizations working to protect Bristol Bay from large scale mining like Pebble Mine.
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