Micki Bare is a graduate of NC State University, where she earned both  her Bachelor's and Master of Arts degrees. Bare was a columnist for 18  years. Her educational career includes service as an administrator,  teacher, and marketing director. She is the author of the award-winning  Zahra of the Uwharries middle-grade magical realism series, which  includes Society of the Sentinelia (2022), Blind Fairy (2023), Omega Crag (2024), and Kimimila Returns (2025). Crimson Eagle, the fifth and final book in the series, will be released in 2026. The series has earned two AAUW NC Young People’s Literature Awards. She is an active member of the Carolinas region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and Randolph Writers. Bare and her husband live in NC, where they love to hike—especially in the Uwharrie Mountains—garden, read, cook, and travel.

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