Nellie Haddad earned her Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in English Literature. Her dissertation was on early modern playwrights like William Shakespeare, Thomas Dekker, Daniel Webster, and Thomas Middleton. She taught Shakespeare, Introduction to Literature, British Literature, and Dramatic Performance at the University of Montana in Missoula for four years. She has also worked in higher education administration and student services for eight years. At the moment, she lives in South Carolina with her husband, their dog, and 2 cats.