Stephanie Siciarz was born in the US and is a graduate of Georgetown University and The Johns Hopkins University. She is a writer and translator and has worked for high-ranking officials in international, government, and academic institutions in the US and Europe. She currently resides in Ohio, where she is on the faculty at Kent State University. Her debut novel, Left at the Mango Tree, was named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2013. Her second novel, Away with the Fishes, was released in August 2014.