Ashley N.Y. Sheesley is a disabled author, scientist, animal lover, and a big fan of all things fantasy. In fact, she is only a scientist because she can’t figure out how to be a wizard in real life.

When she’s not studying diseases or writing about dragons or werewolves, she loves to draw, paint, crochet, knit, spin wool, or venture out in the dead of night to Dark Sky zones and take photos of the stars. She lives with her husband and her small army of animals—a bearded dragon, a bunny, and three cats.

Her writing can be found in Artifice & Access, Why Aren’t You Dead Yet?, with her award-winning debut YA contemporary fantasy, Child of the Dragon from Inked in Gray Press, the first book in the Pact of the Ancients series, and her upcoming cozy spooky middle grade paranormal fantasy, Sophie’s Guide to Werewolves and Pancakes from Orange Blossom Publishing.

She is represented by Kaitlyn Katsoupis at Belcastro Agency.

She can be found on Instagram, Bluesky, and Threads @ashintheashes and Tumblr @chronicallydragons.