Kelly Barnhill is an author and teacher. She won the World Fantasy Award for her novella
The Unlicensed Magician, a Parents Choice Gold Award for
Iron Hearted Violet, the Charlotte Huck Honor for
The Girl Who Drank the Moon, and has been a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award, the Andre Norton award, and the PEN/USA literary prize. She was also a McKnight Artist's Fellowship recipient in Children's Literature. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her three children and husband. You can chat with her on her blog at
www.kellybarnhill.com
