Kali Jo White VanBaale (born January 20, 1975) is an American novelist who publishes under both her maiden and married name. Her debut novel, The Space Between (as Kali VanBaale), received an American Book Award in 2007, an Independent Publisher's silver medal for general fiction, and the Fred Bonnie Memorial First Novel Award in 2006. Her second novel, The Good Divide (as Kali VanBaale) was released in 2016. Her third novel, 'The Monsters We Make' (as Kali White) released in 2020 from Crooked Lane Books.
She has taught creative writing and literature for Drake University and Upper Iowa University. She is a core faculty member of the Lindenwood University MFA in Writing Program.[2]