Michelle Rene is a creative advocate and the winner of multiple indie book awards. Her novel, Hour Glass, won Chanticleer Review's "Best Book of the Year" award in 2018. Her YA historical fantasy, Manufactured Witches, was honored by the Indie Author Project as "Texas's Best YA Novel in 2019". When not writing, she is a professional artist, museum lover, and autism mom. She lives with her husband, son, and ungrateful cat in Dallas, Texas.