Pamela Statz grew up in Wisconsin and attended UW Madison. She has worked in web development, media and advertising for Lucasfilm, WIRED, Nike, and Wieden+Kennedy, as well as numerous freelance clients including Gloria Steinem and PBS Frontline/WORLD. She currently splits her time between Portland and Manzanita, Oregon with her husband Justin Graham and their giant dog Hooper. Thorn City is her first novel.