Catherine Adel West graduated with both her bachelor’s and master’s of science in journalism from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her work has been published in Gay Magazine, Black Fox Literary Magazine, Five2One, Better Than Starbucks, Doors Ajar, 805 Lit + Art, The Helix and Lunch Ticket. Catherine was born and raised in Chicago, where she currently resides. Saving Ruby King is her debut novel.