Nancy Wright, a native of New York, graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and subsequently worked as a high school English teacher in Richmond, California. Shortly before the publication of her book, A Mother's Trial, she and her family moved to southern California. She has worked as a screenwriter and as a real estate agent where she blogs at LaCanadaRealEstateNews.wordpress.com.
She volunteers as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for foster children in Los Angeles County.