Daryn Schvimmer is a marketing/PR assistant at Ballast Books and its children’s imprint, Blue Balloon Books. Daryn graduated from Chapman University with a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and served as an editor for the school’s sci-fi/fantasy magazine, Ouroboros. From childhood, Daryn has been an avid reader and writer, and she’s channeled that passion into pursuing a career in publishing so she can work with books every day. She currently lives in San Diego, California, and whittles away her free time reading, writing her own stories, and watching unhealthy amounts of television.