Catherine Vance’S NOVEL, THE MOUNTAINS UNDER HER FEET, WAS PUBLISHED IN MARCH, 2023. SHE holds degrees from both the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M as well as an MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction) from Washington University in St. Louis. SHE curRENTLy ATTENDS ILIFF SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AND IS IN ForMation FOR MINISTRY IN THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST TRADITION. SHE TRained as AN INTERFAITH CHAPLAIN AT MD ANDERSON HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON. She was a recipient of the Dobie-Paisano Award from the Texas Institute of Letters. Over the years she ran a literacy organization, taught English at a number of universities, and wrote book/art/travel reviews for a newspaper.