Stephanie Guerra has an MFA in creative writing from the University of Notre Dame and teaches children’s literature in the College of Education at Seattle University. She is also the Seattle host for the teen fiction blog Readergirlz.

Stephanie was born in New York, spent several years in California, and moved to Las Vegas on her own at age fifteen. She lived there for the next ten years, supporting herself while she completed high school and college. Stephanie now lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband and children.

Currently Stephanie’s research is focused on literacy instruction for incarcerated and at-risk teens. She also teaches creative writing classes at King County Jail. She encourages her readers to donate used books to jails, prisons, and juvenile correctional facilities. Learn more: www.stephanieguerra.com