Stephanie Katz is a librarian, writer, and editor. She works at the Manatee County Public Library System (Florida) and is Editor in Chief of 805 Lit + Art, an award-winning literary magazine published by her library. She was selected as a Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2020. She earned an MA in Library Science from the University of South Florida and a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Central Florida. Her professional and creative writing can be found in various publications including the Journal of Library Administrators, School Library Journal, Strategic Library, Authors Publish Magazine, the Bradenton Herald, and Akashic Books.