Lynn Cullen

Lynn Cullen is a historical fiction, romance, and children’s fiction author from Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was brought up the fifth of seven siblings. Cullen spent much of her childhood roaming the riverbank near her home in Fort Wayne, the hometown of Johnny Appleseed the legendary pioneer. She also spent a lot of time in the public library reading biographies. Her love for history and travel was instilled in her by her father who would take the family on annual camping trips. They would visit many historic sites across the United States and by the time she was a young adult, she was a self-taught historian and avid traveler. Lynn went to Indiana University in Fort Wayne and Bloomington then to Georgia State, where she learned about the craft of writing under Tom McHaney. She started out as a children’s author and wrote several novels while she was working at a pediatric office and taking care of her three daughters. She later got a job as an editor at a psychoanalytic journal at Emory University. She combines her love for travel with her research for her novels though she has also asserted that she loves meeting people and learning things in different locations. Cullen currently lives with her husband, their two cats and their dog in Atlanta.