Maria Bouroncle was born in 1965 in the Swedish city of Gothenburg.  She has lived in Washington D.C. since 2002.  An economist by profession, Maria—who spent over 25 years in the field of international development—published her first book in 2018, and subsequently decided to pursue her passion for writing professionally.  “It Came to Me on … More 2023 Shrimpy Award Winner Maria Bouroncle