Lisa Williams Kline is the author of three middle grade novels: Eleanor Hill, which won the North Carolina Juvenile Literature Award; The Princesses of Atlantis, which is in its fourth reprinting; and Write Before Your Eyes, from Delacorte Press. She has also published a non-fiction book entitled Floods. Her stories for children have appeared in Cricket, Cicada, Spider, and Odyssey. She earned her MFA from Queens University.Lisa lives in Mooresville, North Carolina with her veterinarian husband, and they are frequently visited by their grown daughters. In addition to writing, Lisa was also a tongue-tied disc jockey, a radio copywriter, a zoned-out waitress, and a disorganized but trustworthy veterinary hospital office manager. Recently she added forklift driver to her resume. Now she edits manuscripts for publishers and clients and teaches English composition and creative writing.

Lisa enjoys reading, running, watching movies, kayaking, and playing golf.