Ayn Cates Sullivan, MA, MFA, Ph.D. is an award-winning, best-selling author focusing on mythology and folklore for the modern age. Dr. Sullivan obtained her BA with honors at Hollins University and her master’s and doctorate degrees in Literature from Columbia University and King’s College London. Dr. Sullivan co-owned and ran the Healing Center of Santa Monica in the mid-1990s. She continues to offer private consultations and runs workshops for people interested in the Heroine’s Journey. She currently lives with her husband, children, and variety of horses and pets on a ranch in Santa Ynez, California. Her books include Consider This, Tracking the Deer, The Windhorse, and Three Days in the Light, as well as an award-winning children’s series including Sparkle & the Gift, Sparkle & the Light, and Ella’s Magic. Her best-seller, A Story of Becoming won 18 literary awards. Her books on Celtic mythology include Legends of the Grail: Stories of Celtic Goddesses and Heroines of Avalon & Other Tales. She has won over thirty literary awards.