I was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, a hop, skip, and jump across the river from New York City. Now I live 3,000 miles away in Seattle where I write books and stories for children and young adults.

Here are a few more facts about me: I have curly hair that I tried to iron when I was a kid. I have a three-tone laugh. I write stories about things I like to eat (bagels) and love to do (whale watch and swim). I love poetry and hope to write poems for children some day. My heroine and source of inspiration is Kay Thompson's scandalous child creation, Eloise, who lives in the Plaza Hotel near Central Park.

I have a husband who was teased about his last name when he was a kid and a dog, Mr. Darcy, named after a famous literary character (see if you can guess who).

I hold a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Whidbey Writers Workshop where I was awarded the 2007-08 Elizabeth George Foundation Merit Scholarship while making my living as a graphic designer at Partners in Design and teaching at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.

Quote of the Month

"I like my younger readers to discover more;

I like my older readers to wrestle with more."

—Rita Williams-Garcia

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My YA novel "Chasing at the Surface" has ben accepted for representation by Artists & Artisans Literary Management.

My short historical fiction story "Capture at Penn Cove" about the 1970 orca captures in Washington State can be seen in the premier issue of ColumbiaKids, a publication of the Washington State Historical Society.