Stephanie A. Mann earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English Language and Literature from Wichita State University, after attending the School of the Magdalen and Kapaun-Mount Carmel High School. She has also written for First Things, The Catholic Answer Magazine, the Catholic Exchange, and Pray the Mass. Her other interests include travel, reading and participating in reading groups, walking, White West Highland and Norwich Terriers, and most of all her family and friends. She is a member of the Kansas Authors Club and the Catholic Writers Guild.