Lauren Faulkenberry is author of TROUBLE IN BAYOU SABINE, BAYOU WHISPERS, BACK TO BAYOU SABINE, JUST THE TROUBLE I NEEDED, BENEATH OUR SKIN (all from Blue Crow Books) and the children's book WHAT DO ANIMALS DO ON THE WEEKEND? (Novello Festival Press) Lauren divides her time between writing, teaching, and printmaking. Originally from South Carolina, she has worked as an archaeologist, an English teacher, and a ranger for the National Park Service. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Georgia College & State University, and her MFA in Book Arts from The University of Alabama. She was a finalist for the Novello Festival Press First Novel Award, won the Family Circle short fiction contest for her story "Beneath Our Skin," and was nominated for an AWP Intro Award. She's a sucker for a good love story. She lives in North Carolina, where she is at work on her next novel.