Author Stephanie West has a long history of award-winning storytelling, starting as a journalist in traditional print media before transitioning to digital and video mediums. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing, graduating during the pandemic, and is an alum of the New York Film Academy’s filmmaking courses. She has taken multiple classes through the Sundance Institute’s Collab program, including directing and producing. She’s an Emmy-nominated film producer and director with a Telly Award credit for helming the video portion of a multimedia project on veterans through the Columbus College of Art + Design, where she taught film and video for two and a half years. "On Fire" is her debut memoir. She is working on her debut novel, along with her second narrative nonfiction book.