Gene Hayworth is the proprietor of Inkberry Books, an emerging cultural hub in Niwot, Colorado. He is also the director of Social Sciences at the University Libraries, University of Colorado Boulder. In addition, he is the publisher and chief editor of Owl Canyon Press, and author of non-fiction and literary translations. He lives in Boulder with his partner of 40 years, Keith Waters, jazz pianist and professor of music at the University of Colorado Boulder.