Erica Hallam was raised in Central Oregon and attended Christian school from Pre-K-12th grade. She then went to Biola University, where she earned her degree in English: Creative Writing and met her husband. After getting married in 2020, they moved to Kansas City, MO, where she taught 10th and 11th grade English for two years at a Christian school. In 2023, Erica and her husband moved to Phoenix, where she began teaching at SCA and finished her Master's degree in English. When she’s not teaching, she can often still be found reading or writing, though she also enjoys spending time with family and friends.