Elisa Romero's first published short story "The Last Blade" won the L.Ron Hubbard's Writer's of the Future contest and was published in Volume 11 under Elisa McCullough. She has since published numerous short stories and novellas while working on her novels. Elisa lives in the high desert mountains of New Mexico and divides her free time between writing, creating digital artwork, eating in great sushi restaurants, drinking whiskey and trying to stay out of trouble.