Chris DeVore

Grants Manager

Chris has been The Cabin's Grants Manager since 2021 and also serves as the Executive Director of the Mountain Home Arts Council. He is the Editor of The Whistle Pig literary journal and sits on the Board of Directors for Arts Northwest. Originally from Polson, Montana, Chris earned his literature degree from the University of Puget Sound. He resides in Mountain Home, Idaho, with his wife, Hannah, and their youngest daughter, Evelyn. Their son, Torrance, is pursuing a degree in Exercise Science at the University of Jamestown, and their middle daughter, Lillian, is studying Biology at the College of Idaho.

Chris finds it impossible to pick a favorite author or book. Still, he could imagine an ideal evening sitting around a table with Richard Hugo, Anne Lamott, Jess Walter, and Sherman Alexie. They've each written books that make him want to write and be a better person.

“In real life try to be nice. It will save you a hell of a lot of trouble and give you more time to write.” –Richard Hugo, The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing