Kristen Roedel is an American literature Ph.D. student and creative writing professor, who maintains her sanity by doing more reading and writing in her off-time.

Kristen is querying agents with her first novel, DEATH RATTLE.

She has been published in The Writing Disorder, Litbreak Magazine, Elite Daily, and Mind Murals. Her past passion projects include Dissecting Dexter and Literary Litchfield.