M Hendrix is the author of The Chaperone (Sourcebooks Fire). M earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University before studying creative writing in graduate school, receiving her MA from Miami University and her PhD from the University of Cincinnati. She has been a finalist for the Aesthetica creative writing award and the SCBWI Crystal Kite award as well as being nominated five times for the Pushcart Prize. She is represented by John Cusick of Folio Literary. Her work has appeared in Newsweek, Aesthetica, The Independent, and more. She is also the author of two books for adults. Born in Baltimore and raised in New Jersey, she has lived in twelve states and now makes her home in Bowling Green, Kentucky.