Under the pen name of SJ Mcgarry, ShirLee is an author, writer, poet musician,and entrepreneur. Raised in Southern California, she now resides in Salt Lake City with her family and furry pets she will feature in future books for children. Her current work in progress is her first Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel Centaurius" The Prophecy in the Galaxy series.

ShirLee is an Associate Broker for Realtypath in Sandy Utah and has worked in residential sales for over twenty years and is an active member of the Salt Lake Board of Realtors®. ShirLee holds a bachelor degree in Music (Weber State University, UT), and Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Fiction, school of Letters (National University CA). She has published poetry, music, and has won many awards, including the Poet Fellow award from Nobel House Publishers, London.