Patricia Suprenant received First Place in the 2018 Chanticleer International Goethe Book Awards for her novel “Behind the Scarlet Letter: Based on a True Story.” Born and raised in Massachusetts, she received her Master of Arts Degree in Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts and her Master of Business Administration at the University of Connecticut. In the years following, she has held jobs in nonprofits and business. She is most proud of her time spent as Editor of the Mansfield Independent News, a local newspaper she helped found.