SERENA BURDICK grew up in a small town in Western Massachusetts. She attended Sarah Lawrence College out of high school before moving to California to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She has always been active in theater as well as writing. She holds an Associates Degree from The American Academy of Dramatic arts in Theater, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Brooklyn College in English Literature. She now lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband and two sons. Girl in the Afternoon is Serena's first novel.