Tessa Emily Hall spent her teen years writing about an imaginary girl whose life was far more interesting than her own. This resulted in PURPLE MOON (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas), a 2014 Selah finalist. She's passionate about writing inspirational yet authentic YA fiction and encouraging teens to pursue the impossible. Tessa is represented by Sally Apokedak from the Les Stobbe Literary Agency and blogs at ChristIsWrite.blogspot.com.