Kiera Cass is an American writer of young adult fiction, best known for The Selection series.
Cass was born and raised in Myrtle Beach, SC and graduated from Socastee High School in Myrtle Beach. She is of Puerto Rican descent. She attended Coastal Carolina University before transferring to Radford University. She graduated from Radford with a degree in History.
In May 2013, Cass announced that she would be working on an as-yet untitled series she refers to as 238 on social media, to be published by HarperCollins.