Shelley Bingham Husk was born and raised in Southern California, where her love for words began at the age of four. Her poetry and libretti have been commissioned by the California State PTA, composer Brent Pierce, artist Alan McMurtrey and novelist Michael Jensen. Shelley recently received the Filmed in Utah Award for her screenplay "The Last Straw" starring Corbin Bernsen. Her first novel in the Apparitions of America series, "The Ghost of Little Elm Lake" has been published by Leicester Bay Books with volumes two and three to follow by the end of 2017. Shelley currently resides in Utah with her husband Dale, where she continues to write and produce films; and is on the board of directors for the Park City International Film Festival.