Trisha Leigh

Trisha Leigh is a product of the Midwest, which means its pop, not soda, garage sales, not tag sales, and you guys as opposed to yall. Most of the time. Shes been writing seriously for five years now, and has published 4 young adult novels and 4 new adult novels (under her pen name Lyla Payne). Her favorite things, in no particular order, include: reading, Game of Thrones, Hersheys kisses, reading, her dogs (Yoda and Jilly), summer, movies, reading, Jude Law, coffee, and rewatching WB series from the 90s-00s.

Her family is made up of farmers and/or almost rock stars from Iowa, people who numerous, loud, full of love, and the kind of people that make the world better. Trisha tries her best to honor them, and the lessons theyve taught, through characters and storiesmade up, of course, but true enough in their way.

Trisha is the author of THE LAST YEAR series and the WHITMAN UNIVERSITY books. Shes represented by Kathleen Rushall at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.