RIDLEY BARNETT

RIDLEY graduated from Harvard University where he earned a Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies, field: Creative Writing and Literature. He is the winner of the Courier-Journal’s Young Authors Award for his children's book, The Baby Turtle and Kangaroo. He also wrote, produced, and directed the short film, For Sale By Owner. He volunteered briefly at the Kentucky Science Center, and after the publication of his first short story, For Sale By Owner, has devoted himself increasingly to writing. He was born in 1986 in Louisville and lives there now with his wife, Grace.