Ever since she was born, Colorado native Katie Patterson has spent summers at her grandparents' lake house in Minnesota. She completed Ride, her debut novel, years ago at the age of fifteen and now attends the University of Colorado, Boulder, studying Biology and Secondary Science Education. She was recently the winner of the 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Award for General Fiction/Novel for her book Ride. She still enjoys writing and hopes to complete her second novel soon!