Barbara
April 16th, 2008 by Therese Walsh
Barbara Samuel has written a number of highly acclaimed novels, including No Place Like Home, Lady Luck’s Map of Vegas, and Madame Mirabou’s School of Love. She has won five RITA awards, two Colorado Center for the Book awards, and has made lists of favorites and best books of the year several times.
In addition to her writing, Barbara teaches creativity and writing workshops around the world. Her passions as a teacher include the spiritual aspects of writing and the sacred importance of the individual writer’s voice. She is on the faculty of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, and teaches a regular roster of online classes.
An insanely curious traveler and hiker, Barbara is a native of Colorado, where she learned to roam the forests all summer and read inside all winter. She currently lives on the skirts of Pikes Peak with her partner, a British endurance athlete, and five animals who convinced her they needed rescue.
Her next book will be released by Bantam next spring.
