A lifelong resident of Washington state, Linda Breneman grew up in Eastern Washington before moving to beautiful Seattle to study at the University of Washington. After earning her BA in Communications in 1978, she worked as a technical editor and writer at Battelle, Boeing, and Weyerhaeuser. She then applied her skills to Seattle’s burgeoning software industry, transitioning eventually to focus on writing poetry, fiction, and essays. A long-time advocate and supporter of the literary arts and humanities, she co-founded Seattle’s literary center, Richard Hugo House, in 1996. In 2000, she received the Washington Humanities Award. She’s served on the boards of Hugo House, the UW Foundation, the Henry Art Gallery, Grantmakers in the Arts, and Town Hall. She is a decades-long member of two giving circles, the Washington Women’s Foundation and Social Venture Partners, and an advocate for thoughtful and creative philanthropy. Through her family foundation and the Ludus Project, she has supported the UW Communication Leadership program and the University’s epilepsy research efforts, as well as dozens of nonprofit organizations working in the arts, education, medical research, digital literacy, and environmental fields. She also publishes and writes for a website that reviews video games for families, Pixelkin.org.