Karen Finneyfrock is the author of two young adult novels published by Penguin/Random House and a full-length collection of poems published by Write Bloody Publishing. A former Writer-in-Residence at Hugo House, Karen is an alumna of Hedgebrook, Mineral School, and the Bloedel Reserve, and a recipient of grants from The City of Seattle, 4Culture, and Artist Trust. She teaches for Seattle’s Writers-in-the-Schools program.