Leslie Calhoun is a writer of middle grade literature, children's books, young adult fantasy, and the occasional daydream. She is also a member of SCBWI. When she's not creating characters or imagining new adventures, she's a book and gift product editor at Ink & Willow, the creative line of Penguin Random House's WaterBrook imprint. 

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Raised in the fantastical Pacific Northwest, she has called many places home—including New Orleans, Texas, Edinburgh, London, Florence, and most recently Colorado. She has a University Scholars degree from Baylor University (not as pretentious as it sounds), a Master of Fine Arts from Kingston University, and a 2D Animation degree from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (a bit unnecessary, but what the hey).

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She lives with three superheroes in Colorado Springs and divides her time between writing by tackling her neverending to-read pile, planning her next trip, and exploring the hills with her Australian Kelpie-cattle dog, Addie.