V.T. Bidania

V.T. Bidania is the author of the middle grade novel in verse, A YEAR WITHOUT HOME, a fictionalized memoir about her family's escape from Laos after the Vietnam War. She also writes the ASTRID AND APOLLO chapter books (the first children’s book series to feature Hmong American characters!) and its companion series, EXTRAORDINARY ELIANA. She was born in Laos and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has an MFA in creative writing from The New School and is a McKnight Writing Fellow.