The essays included in North Writers II explore the special relationship that exists between the people of northern Minnesota and the rugged yet beautiful landscape that surrounds them. Contributors: Barton Sutter, Carol Bly, Roger K. Blakely, Sheila Packa, Marlon Davidson, Bobbie Greiner, Jim dale Huot-Vickery, Anne Marie Erickson, Pauline Brunette Danforth, Kent Nerburn, Jim Klobuchar, Matthew Miltich, Steven R. Downing, Sharon Miltich, Donna Salli, Anne M. Dunn, Jeanne Grauman, Justine Kerfoot, Robert Treuer, Susan Carol Hauser, Elnora Bixby, Jana Studelska, Peter M. Leschak, John Henricksson, Jane Whitledge, Jim Brandenburg, Laurie Allmann, Vernal Bogren Swift, Rosalie Hunt Mellor, Margaret A. Haapoja, Sam Cook, Susan Hawkinson, Douglas Wood.