Jessica Spotswood is the acclaimed author of the historical fantasy trilogy The Cahill Witch Chronicles and contemporary novels such as Wild Swans and The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls. She has also showcased her editorial skills in anthologies like A Tyranny of Petticoats and The Radical Element, and co-edited Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft with Tess Sharpe.

Jessica resides in Washington, DC, and works as a children's library associate at the DC Public Library. Her latest work is Great or Nothing, a World War II-era retelling of Little Women, offering a unique perspective where each March sister is portrayed by a different author.