Unique Penn was born in Chicago, Illinois where she found her love of literacy at an early age. Upon discovering a box full of poetry written by her mother during the Civil Rights era at the age of nine a love of history and writing immediately ignited. By weaving history with fiction Unique is not only able to entertain, she is able to enlighten as well. Her prose will invite you into the lives, hearts, and minds of those history has forgotten through intricate story lines and historical characters as Unique Penn educates us through the Urban Fiction genre.