A graduate of Lehigh University with a B.A. in English and a minor in Creative Writing and Simmons College with an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults, Caitlin is a published author of children's literature. Fiction writing is her passion, and she has been writing stories since her childhood and never stopped. Her retelling of a Native American folktale, How Coyote Brought Fire to the People, was published by Pioneer Valley Books in 2017, and her biography of Nelson Mandela (Nelson Mandela) was also published by Pioneer Valley Books in 2019. Caitlin's short stories "Sushi and Turtle Brownies" (May/June 2014), "Tigers in Tutus" (November/December 2016), and “The Witch’s Gift” (Winter 2019) have been featured in the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable. "Tigers in Tutus" and “The Witch’s Gift” also received an Honorable Mention in the 2016 and 2018 Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Short Story Award. Caitlin is currently writing three children’s books but has many more ideas in the planning and writing stages. She also has previous experience in editing, journalism, and social media marketing. Caitlin has extensive knowledge of fairy tales, having studied them throughout college and having written a few of her own. She is also very interested in Disney, especially the films and the amusement parks, and writes a blog (Just a Spark of Disney Inspiration) dedicated to this passion. Caitlin currently resides and works in Sunderland, MA.