Anne E. Beall is an award-winning nonfiction author. She has written eight books, including Cinderella Didn't Live Happily Ever After and Only Prince Charming Gets to Break the Rules, which explores the hidden messages about gender in fairy tales. Her books have been featured in People Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, and other periodicals. Anne's creative nonfiction delves into the role of emotions in the psychology of relationships. Her stories and essays have appeared in literary journals such as Minerva Rising, The Write Launch, The Raven's Perch, and Grande Dame Literary Journal. She holds a PhD in social psychology from Yale University and is the founder and editor of Chicago Story Press Literary Journal, which publishes insightful creative nonfiction.

She is tremendously grateful for the many people who read her writing.