Laura Amy Schlitz
, b. 1955
Laura Amy Schlitz is a children’s storyteller and librarian. Born in Maryland, she attended Groucher College in Towson, graduating in 1977. In addition to working as a playwright, actress and costumer, she is the author of several children’s books, including Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village (2007), also illustrated by Robert Byrd, which received the Newberry Medal in 2008. She lives in Baltimore, and works as the librarian at The Park School in Brooklandville, Maryland.
Sources:
Profile at bloomsbury.com (accessed: March 25, 2019)
Profile at candlewick.com (accessed: March 25, 2019)
Profile at inkwellmanagement.com (accessed: March 25, 2019)
Bio prepared by Miriam Riverlea, University of New England, mriverlea@gmail.com
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