Add/Update Information: Kate DiCamillo - Writer

An American writer born in 1964 in Philadelphia to an Italian family. She graduated from the University of Florida in 1987 and worked in many professions until settling on working in a bookshop. There, she had the opportunity to read a lot and then think about writing. She met with a representative of a publishing house who encouraged her to continue writing a story that she had started months ago, which was later adapted into the movie Because of Winn-Dixie (2005). She's also known for The Tale of Despereaux and Flora & Ulysses.