Vivian Teo worked as a financial journalist and editor for 14 years at major US and UK trade publications. She became a freelance writer to spend more time with her two daughters and write about things close to her heart. This led to My BFF Is an Alien, her first middle-grade novel. She now enjoys writing on parenting and education issues for parenting websites, including Sassy Mama Singapore, and blogging on her parenting and lifestyle website at www.vivianteo.com.