Genevieve "Gennie" Gorback is an early childhood educator with a Master's of Education in Teaching and a BA in Women's Studies, both from UC Santa Barbara. She is a curriculum writer for an early literacy app,  the Past President and current board member of the California Kindergarten Association, and an education consultant.

Gennie writes across kidlit genres, but all of her work comes from a deep understanding of child development. She volunteers as her local SCBWI County Coordinator. Gennie was a finalist for the 2022 de Groot Courage to Write Grant, a recipient of a 2022 and a 2024 Highlights Foundation Scholarship, and the recipient of the 2023-24 Neurodiverse Scholarship for The Courage to Create Community through The Writing Barn. She is the co-creator of The Joys of Booking, a kidlit in the kitchen blog. 
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She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her college-sweetheart, two daughters and two cats.