About Kim Askew and Amy Helmes
Kim Askew, coauthor of Tempestuous: A Twisted Lit Novel,
whose work has appeared in Elle and other magazines as
well as the anthology The May Queen, is a content manager
for the Webby-winning teen site www.FashionClub.com
and the FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Follow
Kim on Twitter.
Amy Helmes, coauthor of Tempestuous: A Twisted Lit Novel, is coauthor of Boys of a Feather: A Field Guide to American Males, also is a weekly contributor to The Rundown, a daily e-mail service that keeps subscribers informed on what's new and cool in LA. Follow Amy on Twitter.
Both Kim and Amy think Shakespeare understood the young's true love and pain like no other, from Hamlet's sorry stepdad to Juliet's trauma drama, hence this literate farce, based on "The Tempest."
For more information, view Kim Askew's Web site.