Rachel Mann is the author of ON BLACKBERRY HILL, winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award for Young Adult Literature. She is also a playwright; her play CLASS MOTHER was nominated for best play at the Winterfest Theater Festival 2016. Her writing has been published and performed at The Forward, Kveller, Liars' League NYC, Manhattan Lit Crawl, and The Fish Anthology (UK). She lives in New York City.