Rebecca Petruck is a Minnesota girl, though she also has lived in Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, England, Connecticut and, currently, North Carolina. A fan of state fairs, she was a 4-H club member in fourth and fifth grades and hopes one day to attend every state’s fair. She worked at Conde Nast Publications before returning to school to earn an MFA in Creative Writing from UNC Wilmington. She is represented by Kate Testerman of kt literary. Rebecca's first novel will be released by Abrams/Amulet in Spring 2014.