Roberta Smith is a finalist in the 2023 Horror: Paranormal/Supernatural genre for her novel The Haunting of Peter Ashton and is the Grand Prize Winner of the 2017 Hollywood Book Festival for her YA Paranormal novel, Simone's Ghosts. Born in Los Angeles, she grew up in Southern California, and for as long as she can remember, always loved a good ghost story. Of course, when she started writing, a ghost or two showed up in her stories. She and a writing partner formed Nevermore Enterprises and have promoted the arts in the High Desert with several events including An Afternoon with Sara Karloff and three Horror Book Fests.