Margaret Chiavetta graduated with an MFA in Creative Writing and Poetics from University of Washington Bothell in 2014. She is the author of the new kids fantasy novel, Sir Duffy’s Promise, the first book of The Alchemist’s Theorem series. Chiavetta’s work has received positive accolades from MuggleNet, the #1 Harry Potter fan site, Kirkus Reviews, Middle Shelf Magazine, BestFantasyBooks.com, and FanGirlNation, among others. Chiavetta holds a BA in Anthropology from the University at Buffalo and spent several years as a primate researcher before shifting her focus to writing. Currently, she is working on The Alchemist’s Theorem’s second novel and as a freelance editor. She lives in Seattle.