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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. As the holder of English degrees from Michigan State University and Wayne State University, where she won the Tompkins Award for Graduate Fiction, and now a professionally published author, she is living proof that studying literature can work out. The Actress, published in June 2008 by St. Martin's Minotaur, is the first book in her new suspense series featuring Rita Farmer, a small-town girl from Wisconsin who can't quite seem to stick to her knitting. Elizabeth is also the author of four novels comprising 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. In 2007 she wrote a book-length history of the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra (with Ned Thomas), which was published to mad local acclaim. Elizabeth plays percussion in that ensemble. Her short stories have been anthologized in famous collections (see short works). Other stories and poems have been published in literary magazines, and she has written features for Writer's Digest and LOGOS: Journal of the World Book Community (UK). She's served on the editorial board of a literary magazine and has worked as a reporter, corporate trainer, bookseller, executive, and writing coach; she is also 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. Elizabeth has lived on the West Coast since 1994. |
