Cressey Belden is a writer and poet. She has published one roman à clef, Puzzle Pieces; several volumes of poetry, Sublimely Entangled, Skipping Stones and Holiness of the Ordinary; and a three-volume series Where I End & She Begins: a memoir on motherhood after a loss, an arts and crafts book, and essays, Beyond the Reach. She is also the author of Living Prayer: A Spiritual Travelogue.

A magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University with a degree in Sociology, she first worked in corporate strategic marketing and then transitioned to building a boutique film-music business from its first score, Brave Little Toaster, to the blockbuster My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Later, she executive-produced Year by the Sea.

After her children were born, she began her writing career. Additionally, she is a Reiki master, interfaith minister, and helps with hospice. She volunteers actively in various capacities including as a Princeton class memorialist and chair of Caring Tigers, supporting the mental health of classmates and alumni. She also is a founding trustee and board secretary of the Wellsville Community Foundation, which is dedicated to improving the general welfare of a village in Appalachian Ohio. She lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania and is currently at work on several new works.