Karina Manta is a writer and professional figure skater. She is the author of the young adult
memoir, On Top of Glass, which was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection and an
ALA Rainbow List honoree. Her essays have appeared in the middle grade anthology, Athlete is
Agender, and the Modern Love column of The New York Times. Despite being raised in the desert
of Chandler, Arizona, she fell in love with ice dancing and spent several years competing as a
member of Team USA. Since retiring from the competitive skating world, she has had numerous
professional skating jobs, including touring with Cirque Du Soleil and performing on British reality
television. She currently resides in Brooklyn.