Raised in Upstate New York, ANNA BURKE graduated from Smith College in 2012 with degrees in English Literature and Studio Art. She holds a certificate from the International Writing Program at the ...view moreRaised in Upstate New York, ANNA BURKE graduated from Smith College in 2012 with degrees in English Literature and Studio Art. She holds a certificate from the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa; and was the inaugural recipient of the Sandra Moran Scholarship for the Golden Crown Literary Society’s Writing Academy. Anna's debut novel, Compass Rose, was written while living on a small island in the West Indies, but Thorn is the product of a cold New England winter.view less