Ann Bakshis grew up in Glen Ellyn, IL, but now lives in Bolingbrook, IL. Writing has always been her passion since she was a child, creating her first short story at the age of 8. In college, she took Creative Writing and a Fiction Writing Workshops. Life got in the way, so writing was placed on hold for a while, but never forgotten. She’s been writing continually since 2014 with her first book published in 2015.