M.S. Duirham writes middle grade and young adult novels filled with unforgettable characters, impossible choices, and a touch of rebellion.

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In addition to writing for young readers, M.S. Duirham has been a practicing physician for twenty years. She earned a degree in Biology from Villanova University and an M.D. from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She has taught creative writing—helping medical students explore the role of fiction in deepening empathy and connection—at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine.

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M.S. Duirham also writes fiction for adults under the name Madi Sinha. Her novels have been optioned for television, earned a Bookpage starred review, won the AudioFile Earphones Award, and been chosen for Lilly's Library, an international book club. Her work has been featured on air at NPR and online in Shondaland, Marie Claire, Fortune, and more. Learn more at www.madisinha.com. 

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M.S. Duirham lives near Philadelphia with her husband and two children.