Kate Pentecost was born and raised on the Texas/Louisiana state line, where there are more churches, pine trees, and alligators than anything else. She has worked in teaching, indie publishing, anti-censorship advocacy, and (her favorite) handselling children's books at NYC's famous Strand Bookstore. She has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and she lives in Houston, Texas. Elysium Girls is her debut.
