ANGELIQUE BURRELL is a writer and author of A Mark in the Road, which won the 2023 Illinois Author Project “Soon to be Famous” award and is a 2025 Kindle Book Review “Best of Indie” young adult semifinalist. For over 30 years, Angelique taught high school English, including creative writing, in a suburb of Chicago, bringing her love of reading and writing to high school students. Currently, she is a full-time writer and part-time procrastinator. She is blessed to have a supportive husband who doesn't mind her binge-writing late into the night, a daughter and son to bounce ideas off of, and a labrador retriever to distract her from her work. Angelique is a native Illinoisan, but when she can, she leaves the plains to travel to Lake Tahoe, California to hang out in the mountains. For latest news and events, check out her website: angeliqueburrell.com