Colleen McKeegan is an author and editor whose work has appeared in The Cut, Elle, Bustle, Glamour, Fortune, and Marie Claire, where it was nominated for a National Magazine Award. A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of Georgetown University, Colleen now lives with her family in New York.

Her debut novel, The Wild One, is out now and her second novel, Rip Tide, will be published by Harper in 2024.

Portrait by Amanda Berce