Elizabeth Silva grew up in a military family, living in multiple cities across the USA, then settling in Texas at age seventeen, where she attended college as an English major and developed a love for writing. During her career as both a high school English teacher and a guidance counselor, she married, raised four children, and is currently retired and living at home with her husband, son, two grandsons, two cats, and a dog. She is a community contributor for her local metropolitan newspaper, and an advocate for public education and children with autism.
