Author: Lola St. Vil
Born: 1978
Bio: <b>Lola St. Vil</b> (b. 1978) is an author, playwright and actress based on California.  She is the author of the <i>Guardians</i> series of young adult novels.  A play by St. Vil, <i>The Bones of Lesser Men</i>, won the NAACP award for Best Playwright in 2009.   Born in Haiti and raised in Brooklyn, St. Vil studied at <a href="http://shimer.edu">Shimer College</a> and Columbia College Chicago.  Organizations that have commissioned her work include Princeton University, ABC, and CBS. (from <a href="http://shimercollege.wikia.com/Lola_St._Vil#Brief_description">Shimer College Wiki</a>)