Rachel Hartman (born July 9, 1972 in Kentucky) is an American writer and artist of comics, and an author of young adult fiction.

[1][3] She lived in numerous places including Lexington, Kentucky,[4] Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, England, and Japan.

[3] she attended Washington University in St. Louis,[1] where she obtained a BA in Comparative Literature.

[3] In 1996, Hartman published her first comic book, Amy Unbounded, the Ashcan Series.

[6] Shadow Scale appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List for Young Adult books in its first week of eligibility.