Magdalene Smith is an award-winning writer. She hails from a small town in Ohio. With a strong sense of adventure to guide her, she spent years traveling the world. Magdalene raised three children across three countries, and worked at a variety of jobs from owning a cafe-theater in Spain to singing on stage in Paris, to writing books. She has an MFA in Writing from Vermont College. She is the recipient of of a Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation grant, several Wurlitzer Foundation fellowships, the University of New Mexico Resident Writer's Award, and a Martin Foundation for the Creative Arts grant.