Celebrating Women Authors
Women's History Month; March, 2021
We expect women to write romance, historical fiction, maybe realistic and fantasy, but this special edition celebrating women authors showcases women in unexpected genres.
To learn more about the authors, click on their photo.
Horror
Justina Ireland
As a teen, Ireland had aspirations to become a historian. She enlisted in the military at nineteen, where she would serve as an Arabic linguistics expert. Now based in York, Pennsylvania, she works for the U.S. Navy as a director of logistics and weapon-systems support, and teaches creative writing at York College of Pennsylvania, where she is an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Communication and Writing.
Ireland holds a BA in History from Armstrong Atlantic State University and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University, where she wrote a thesis on "microaggressions in children’s literature." She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in English Literature
Zoraida Cordova
Goldy Moldavsky
Rebecca Schaeffer
Katie Alender
Katie Alender (rhymes with “calendar,” but spelled differently) grew up in South Florida, where she attended high school at the Palm Beach County School of the Arts, studying Communication Arts. After graduating, she studied film at the Florida State University Film School, and then moved to Los Angeles, where she worked in TV development and production for several years, including a long stint producing dog shows for Animal Planet.
In her spare time, she enjoys writing, reading, gardening, sewing, cooking, playing board games, and hanging out with her family.
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Marie Lu
Malinda Lo
Lauren Beukes
Malka Older
N.K. Jemisin
Aditi Khorana
Supernatural Thrillers
Ann Davila Cardinal
Brittany Morris
Thrillers
Claire McFall
Natasha Preston
"At school I drifted through, achieving average grades. I fell into administration and receptionist jobs, thinking that I couldn't really do anything else.
In 2010 I stumbled into writing completely by accident. I was searching the 'app store' and came across Wattpad - an amateur writing site. For the first few months, I just read, but then I decided to type out some of the ideas swirling around in my head. I'm so glad I did because I love creating new stories.
Writing gave me an escape and Wattpad gave me the confidence I lacked."
Karen McManus
Karen M. McManus is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying, Two Can Keep a Secret, One of Us Is Next, and The Cousins. Her work has been translated into more than 40 languages worldwide. Karen lives in Massachusetts and holds a master's degree in Journalism from Northeastern University, which she mostly uses to draft fake news stories for her novels.
Mysteries
Holly Jackson
Follow Holly on Twitter and Instagram at @HoJay92.
Works Cited
Remember, a works cited page allows the reader to find more information about the topic, so click on the links to find more authors and books!
Adler, Dahlia. “17 New YA Thrillers And Mysteries To Die For.” BuzzFeed, BuzzFeed, 20 July 2020, www.buzzfeed.com/dahliaadler/2020-ya-thriller-novels.
Jensen, Kelly. “Get Your Spook On With This Year's Slate of Summer Scares Reads Selections.” BOOK RIOT, 13 Feb. 2020, bookriot.com/summer-scares-2020/.
Lenker, Maureen Lee. “27 Authors Who Disprove the Sexist Idea That Women Can't Rule Sci-Fi.” EW.com, Entertainment Weekly, 12 July 2017, ew.com/books/27-female-authors-sci-fi-
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