Frances DeLisle is the nom de plume of Karla Hailer, a recovering journalist, a former professional fifth-grade teacher, and an author of distinction. Her venture into steampunk fiction began when one of her students stumbled upon the first chapter of her Upper Middle Grade/Young Adult steampunk tale in the classroom printer. (Pro tip: do not name your home printer too similarly to your classroom printer.)

Karla has been a devoted participant in National Novel Writers Month for more years than she cares to recall. She serves on the Executive Committee of Boston NaNoWriMo and, for 15 years, she spearheaded a Young Writers Program in her classroom to nurture the next generation of storytellers.

Under the guise of Frances DeLisle, she publishes her work first on Ream Stories, then on Substack, before compiling and editing them into a novel for formal publication.

Her most recent publication is in the anthology, "Bolts of Fiction."