Mary-Kate Mackey is the author of Write Better Right Now—The reluctant writer’s guide to confident communication and self-assured style, a book inspired by her 14 years of teaching at the University of Oregon’s Journalism School. She has conducted her popular writing workshops at conferences around the U.S. She’s also a multi-award-winning garden writer, whose work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Fine Gardening, Horticulture, and Country Gardens. Online, she writes for Hartley-Botanic Greenhouses. Her upcoming book, The Healthy Garden Book, co-authored with Kathleen Brenzel, will be published by Abrams in 2021.