Jennifer Fawcett grew up in rural Ontario and spent many years in Canada making theatre before coming to the United States. Her debut novel, Beneath the Stairs, was published by Atria Books and has been optioned for television by Black Bear Pictures. Her short story, Reasons Not to Have Children, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and her plays have been produced in theatres across the country and Off West End in London, England. She lives in the Hudson Valley, where she teaches writing and is working on her second book