Chris Coward has written Congressional testimony, edited national magazines, headed marketing departments for two Florida companies, and taught college English. She is a past president of the Florida Writers Association and administered its flagship writing competition for more than a decade. She holds an undergraduate degree in philosophy from the College of William and Mary and an MA in English with a concentration in professional writing and editing from George Mason University. Under earlier titles, her unpublished debut novel, Perpendicular Women: Adventures in the Multiverse, won First Place, Science Fiction, Royal Palm Literary Awards Competition; First Place, Alternative Fiction, Novel Rocket; and Honorable Designation, Women’s Fiction, Readers Favorite, which also awarded it 5 stars.