Shanti Hershenson is fourteen-years-old, and has written approximately a dozen books, and has 7 published on Amazon and several other online retailers.

Her books include Biome Lock, the first novel in a completed alien invasion dystopian series, The Chronicles of Ziel DeLaine, a series of novellas with 2 books currently out (the third one coming in November). She also has The Accidental Insurgent, an exciting action-adventure novel, and You Won't Know Her Name, a haunting novel told in poetry that tackles the tough topic of bullying. She has written several more books that she plans to publish in the coming months, and besides writing books, she writes poetry in which she performs at open mic nights.