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Elizabeth Sims was born in Wyandotte, Michigan, in 19coughcough. Her formative years were spent investigating the lives of Nancy Drew, Laura Ingalls, and Sherlock Holmes, as well as making gunpowder in the basement with her chemistry set.
Now, as a published crime author, she's living proof that studying literature and misbehaving with reactive compounds can work out.
She's the author of seven popular novels, most recently,On Location: A Rita Farmer Mystery from St. Martin's Minotaur (August, 2010).
Booklist calls it "Crime fiction as smart as it is compelling."
Two other Rita Farmer Mysteries, The Extra (2009) and The Actress (2008), were also praised by the critics.
And, yes, Elizabeth has plans for the fourth in the series, Best Boy.
A Contributing Editor at Writer's Digest Magazine, her craft-of-writing advice has appeared in those pages since 2006, and she coaches aspiring writers individually and through workshops.
Elizabeth is also the author of four novels forming the Lillian Byrd Crime series: Holy Hell (#1), the Lambda Award-winning Damn Straight (#2), Lucky Stiff (#3) and Easy Street (#4), all from Alyson Books of New York.
Just Out magazine calls Lillian "By far the best detective in the bunch."
In 2007 she wrote a history of the Port Angeles, Washington, Symphony Orchestra (with Ned Thomas).
Her degrees are from Michigan State University and Wayne State University, where she won the Tompkins Award for Graduate Fiction.
Her short stories have been anthologized, her poems have been published in literary magazines, and she has served on the editorial board of a literary magazine. Elizabeth has worked as a reporter, corporate trainer, bookseller, and executive. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. In addition, Elizabeth belongs to Mensa International, a fact she likes to mention when feeling insecure.
Contact Elizabeth
Speaking / Workshops / Private Coaching
Elizabeth does all three. Email her to discuss your needs.
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