Kristin Bartley Lenz

Kristin Bartley Lenz

Kristin Bartley Lenz

Kristin Bartley Lenz is a writer and social worker from metro-Detroit who fell in love with the mountains when she moved to Georgia and California. Now she’s back in Detroit where she plots wilderness escapes and manages the Michigan Chapter Blog for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Her debut young adult novel, The Art of Holding On and Letting Go, was published in September 2016 and was a Junior Library Guild Fall Selection. She is represented by Carrie Pestritto at Prospect Agency. Read more about her at www.KristinBartleyLenz.com.