Gennifer Albin holds a Masters degree in English Literature from the University of Missouri. A recovering academic, she turned to writing her own books. She lives in Washington with her family, where she can be found in coffee shops, dreaming up new worlds. Her first novel Crewel was drafted during NaNoWriMo 2010 on library computers and during write-ins. Since her 2010 win, she’s participated yearly in the competition, although she doesn’t always win. During November and some Camp NaNoWriMo months you can find her in the forums as Creweler or sprinting with Wrimos on Twitter.