Sheryl Berk is a New York Times bestselling author eight times over and a highly sought-after celebrity ghostwriter who has worked with everyone from Britney Spears and Wendy Williams to Farrah Fawcett and Derek Hough. The founding editor-in-chief of Life & Style Weekly, she has spent more than 30 years covering Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and Broadway. She began her career at Theater Week/InTheatre Magazine before serving as the senior entertainment editor for both McCall’s Magazine and A&E Biography.

An established playwright and screenwriter, member of ASCAP, Maestras, NAMFT, as well as The Drama League and Dramatists Guild, she has penned an award-winning production for NYMF and has several works licensed with Concord Theatrical. Her number one bestseller Soul Surfer was adapted into a hit motion picture starring Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid and AnnaSophia Robb. www.sherylberk.com