Frances B. Vick holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from the University of Texas at Austin and Stephen F. Austin State University, respectively, and a Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa) from the University of North Texas. She began publishing with E-Heart Press, then became director of the University of North Texas Press. She most recently co-authored Petra's Legacy: The South Texas Ranching Empire of Petra Vela and Mifflin Kenedy with Jane Monday. Vick is past-president of the TIL and president of TSHA. She lives in Dallas.