Shauna M. Ahern has been writing all her life. For more than a decade, she was best known for her food writing. She is the author of four critically acclaimed cookbooks, including Gluten-Free Girl Every Day, which won a 2014 James Beard Book Award. Her work has been published or recognized by the New York Times, Bon Appetit, the Guardian, and the Washington Post. Shauna is a personal essayist at heart. She lives on a rural island off Seattle with her husband, Daniel, and their two children.