Caitlin Rozakis is the New York Times bestselling author of Dreadful (Titan Books, 2024), The Grimoire Grammar Parent Teachers Association (Titan Books, May 2025), and the upcoming Startup Hell (Titan Books, May 2026). She also writes romance under the name Catherine Beck; her novella “Leah’s Perfect Christmas” was adapted into the Hallmark Channel Original Movie “Leah’s Perfect Gift.”  Her short fiction has been featured under several pen names in multiple anthologies and publications including “Studies on the Impact of Homeschooling, or When Not to Wear a Tuxedo” (Cast of Wonders, 2020), “Those Who Remain” (Aurealis #146), “In the Depths of the Museum” (Daily Science Fiction), “The Changeling” (Weirdbook 37), and “And Taxes” (Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine 57). She won LUMINA’s 2018 Speculative Fiction contest with “Lorelai”.  Caitlin has had too many career changes, including mechanical engineering (cut short after the murderous robot incident), finance (amortizing tequila receivables is not as fun as drinking tequila), and the American Museum of Natural History (who knew emus had birth certificates?). Now she specializes in tech marketing and lives in Jersey City with her husband and son. Visit her online at www.caitlinrozakis.com.