"With a crisp, engaging voice and sharp wit, Adrienne Kress is always a treat to read." - Kelley Armstrong, #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorAdrienne Kress is an actor and author residing in Toronto, Canada. She is the author of two children's novels and two young adult novels: ALEX AND THE IRONIC GENTLEMAN (Scholastic), TIMOTHY AND THE DRAGON'S GATE (Scholastic), THE FRIDAY SOCIETY (Penguin) and OUTCAST (Diversion Books). Published around the world, ALEX AND THE IRONIC GENTLEMAN, was featured in the New York Post as a "Post Potter Pick," as well as on the CBS early show. It also won the Heart of Hawick award in the UK. The sequel, TIMOTHY AND THE DRAGON'S GATE, was nominated for the Audie, Red Cedar and Manitoba Young Readers Choice Awards, and was optioned for film. And her debut YA, THE FRIDAY SOCIETY (Penguin), was nominated for the Quill Award and was optioned for television. She's contributed to anthologies: CORSETS & CLOCKWORK (YA Steampunk Romance short story anthology, Running Press Kids), THE GIRL WHO WAS ON FIRE (an essay anthology analysing the Hunger Games series - Smart Pop) and THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WRITING FOR THE YOUNG ADULT (Dragon Moon Press). She also wrote, produced and directed the play A WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY for both the Summerworks Festival in Toronto, Canada, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. And she co-wrote/produced/directed (and even starred in) the webseries RYAN GOSLING MUST BE STOPPED.Adrienne is also an actor with an honours BA in theatre from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of LAMDA's post-graduate classical acting programme in the UK. Some of her recent theatre roles include Connie in COME BLOW YOUR HORN (Classic Theatre Festival), First Lady in A MASKED BALL (Canadian Opera Company), Alisa in SWOON! (nation.theatre), Ellie Powers in DUEL OF AGES (True Edge Productions), and Lady Capulet in ROMEO AND JULIET (Tempest Theatre Group). Choice roles while in the UK: Solveig in PEER GYNT (Dale Teater Kompani), Chatillon in KING JOHN (The Space), and Dusty in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Chaplins Entertainment). She can also be seen in the horror flicks THE DEVIL'S MILE (Grover's Mill) and WOLVES (directed by David Hayter), and the SyFy show, LOST GIRL.Her website www.AdrienneKress.com