
Ross Klatte was born in Minneapolis and raised on a Minnesota family farm. After service in the U.S. Navy and obtaining a degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota, he worked as a reporter and editor in Chicago and Detroit before emigrating with his wife to Canada in 1971. He is the author of Leaving the Farm (Oolichan Books, 2007), a memoir, How Long Have I Been Here FriesenPress, 2021), short stories, and Waiting for the Revolution (FriesenPress, 2024), a novel.