Carol Gorman was born in Iowa City, Iowa, graduated from the University of Iowa, and taught middle school and high school language arts and creative writing at Coe College. The author of more than forty middle grade and young adult novels, she lives in Iowa.
Ron J. Findley was involved in baseball from the time he was a boy growing up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. As a child he was always looking for a sandlot baseball game, and many of the ideas for Stumptown Kid are based on his memories of that time. He coached youth football, baseball, and softball teams for many years. He passed away in 2010.
