Born and raised in Gary, Indiana, Michelle McGill-Vargas is a writer of speculative and historical fiction. Her work has appeared in Splickety Magazine, The Copperfield Review, Typehouse Literary, and Short Fiction Break. She serves as a board member of the Midwest Writers Workshop and the Historical Novel Society–North America. She is also a writing coach for Writing Day Workshops. By day, Michelle is a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing. Michelle lives in northwest Indiana with her family and fur babies. American Ghoul (Blackstone, 2024) is her debut novel.