Sara Shepard is an American author, born on April 8, 1977. She is widely recognized for her bestselling series Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game, both of which have been adapted into successful television shows on Freeform.

Sara graduated from NYU and holds an MFA from Brooklyn College. Throughout her life, she has lived in a variety of places, including New York City, Brooklyn, Tucson, Arizona, and Philadelphia. Currently, she resides in Pittsburgh, PA. Her upbringing in Philadelphia's Main Line served as inspiration for the Pretty Little Liars novels.