Chris Belcher

Chris Belcher is an author, professor, authenticity consultant, and book coach. She completed a PhD in English at the University of Southern California, where she is now a jointly-appointed Assistant Professor in the Writing Program and the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies. Under her working name, Natalie West, she edited the acclaimed anthology We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival. Pretty Baby (Simon & Schuster / Avid Reader Press) is her debut memoir. Born and raised in West Virginia, she now lives in Los Angeles.