Erin was born and raised in the suburbs of New York City. According to family legend, she “read” her first book at four months — a sure sign of the obsession to come. Her love for reading continued to grow until the day she realized she could write her own stories. Ever since she’s been reading any fantasy novel (in any subgenre) she can get her hands on whenever she’s not writing her own novels (which are all young adult fantasy).

She received a BA in English and Creative Writing from Carnegie Mellon University, where she pursued her loves of critical analysis, research, and essays as well as writing fiction.

These days, Erin writes and lives with her husband in New York City.