Leonora spent her teenage years growing up in a Bed and Breakfast in Massachusetts. While these years set her back significantly in therapy, they will probably serve as the basis of her first bestselling novel. She attended Smith College (all ladies!), where she discovered, much to her dismay, that she wasn’t a lesbian. There, she completed a double major in French and American Studies, which means that now she has no applicable skills, save for expounding on the cultural significance of ripped jeans in French. She’s 22. Which naturally means she’s a bit of a mess, but endearingly so.

Leonora’s writing has appeared on DailyCandy.com, Boinkology.com, and Cosmopolitan.com.