Elise Fare has a BFA in Art Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. She served as a WAC in the U.S. Army as an Audio Specialist and illustrator and later served as a civilian illustrator for TRADOC. She also served the Army as a civilian Arts Specialist in the Army Arts and Craft Centers under the Army Morale, Welfare and Recreational Division. Ms. Fare is a retired Customer Experience Librarian 1-Adult from the Jacksonville Public Library. She also quilts and has won many ribbons for her quilts. She has two quilts published by two different authors. Ms. Fare is a member with the Florida Writer Association and its local branch, The River City Writers.