Caroline Grace Fields is from Palmyra, Virginia. She graduated from Saint Louis University– Madrid in 2026 with BAs in Political Science, International Studies, and Communication, having entered with the Director's Scholarship— a four-year, full academic merit award— and graduating with the Excellence in International Studies award. During her undergraduate experience, Caroline Grace wrote and edited for her campus newspaper, TheNewSLU, and was published in Convivium, SLU-Madrid's creative literature magazine, where she received an award for her poetry. She also served as Student Director of the Center for Eloquentia Perfecta, SLU-Madrid’s English language center.

Outside of academia, Caroline Grace enjoys reading, hiking, climbing, and looks for any excuse to dance. At JMU, she hopes to deepen her practice in creative writing and contemporary literature, with interests in feminist theory and political identity, including desire and sexual fantasy as literary and cultural forces. In the future, Caroline Grace hopes to pursue a PhD or a career in editorial and publishing work, anywhere that keeps her close to books and the people who make them!