Micki BareMicki Bare is a graduate of NC State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Teaching. She is the author of the award-winning Zahra of the Uwharries middle-grade magical realism series, which includes Society of the Setinelia (2022), winner of the 2022 AAUW NC Young People's Literature Award; Blind Fairy (2023), winner of the 2023 AAUW NC Young People's Literature Award; and Omega Crag (2024), which was named a Golden Wizard Book Prize book for 2024. Bare was a columnist for 18 years. Her educational career spans three decades, with service as an administrator, marketing director, and teacher. Read More Read Less