Richelle Kosar was born and raised in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. After writing several plays, including Earthbound, The Piano Store, and The Girls in the Office, she fulfilled a longstanding dream when her first novel, The Drum King was published in 1998. Her second novel, A Streak of Luck (Cormorant Books, Toronto) appeared in April 2003 and she is presently at work on her third book. She lives in Toronto.