Hannah Moderow is a lifelong Alaskan. She holds an MFA in writing for children from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BA in English and art history from Cornell University.

Hannah decided to become a writer when she was in elementary school because she loved words and stories and adventures. LILY’S MOUNTAIN is her first novel.

Growing up in Alaska, Hannah was lucky to spend a lot of time outdoors hiking, camping, skiing, and dog sledding. 

Hannah raced in the Junior Iditarod while in high school. After graduating from college in 2006, she spent a year living at her family’s kennel in Denali National Park so that she could mush across the state of Alaska in the 2007 Serum Run expedition from Nenana to Nome, Alaska.

Hannah currently lives in Anchorage with her husband, daughter, and sled dog. On a clear day, she can see Denali. When she's not spending time outside with her family or writing stories, she works at Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington.