Erin Casey

Erin graduated from Cornell College in 2009 with degrees in English and Secondary Education. She decided to expand upon her teaching knowledge by leading writing sessions at first for the Iowa Writers’ House and now for The Writers’ Rooms. She attended the Denver Publishing Institute in 2009 and has been a recruiter ever since. She is the Communications and Student Relationships Manager at The Iowa Writers’ House and the Director of The Writers’ Rooms.

An advocate for mental health, she has had several articles about depression and anxiety published in The Mighty. She’s also a devoted bird mom. When not volunteering and working, she’s querying her LGBT YA fantasy story, posting urban and regular fantasy on patreon, and sharing her literary journey on Instagram. She released her first book, The Purple Door District, in December 2018. Her next book, Wolf Pit, came out December 2019.