Barbara Roether is a writer based in Asheville, North Carolina, who explores Buddhist themes in her fiction, essays, and poetry. As a Montessori guide and curriculum designer, she has worked with schools in Morocco, Bali, Japan, China, and the U.S. She was the editor of Inside Tibetan Buddhism with Robert Thurman and the creator of the Signs of the Sacred series, both for HarperCollins. She teaches at the Great Smokies Writing Program and is the publisher at Wet Cement Press.