Carol Lynch Williams | |
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Born | 1959 (age 65–66) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
Occupation | Novelist |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Vermont College of Fine Arts |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Brigham Young University |
Carol Lynch Williams is an author of Young Adult and Middle Grade novels. As of 2016,Williams is the conference director for Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers (WIFYR) conference [1] and is a professor of creative writing at Brigham Young University (BYU). [2] She graduated in 2008 from Vermont College of Fine Arts with a degree in Writing for Children and Young Adults. [3] [4]
Williams has six daughters and a son. Williams grew up in Florida but currently lives in Utah. [5]
Williams read as part of the English Department reading series in the fall of 2008. John Bennion noted about that her characters "return love for cruelty." [6] Williams' characters have to deal with abuse,aging,death,suicide,and other difficult challenges,yet rise above all of these difficulties. Bennion remarked,"we identify with her young women adults because they come out independent,relying on themselves." [7] Williams' work has also been praised as "Intensely gripping and grippingly intense", [8] "absorbing", [9] "outstanding", [10] and "stunning,gut-punching,heart-wrenching,heart-healing." [11]
A complete list of Williams' awards can be found on her blog.