Sylvia Brownrigg is the author of seven acclaimed books of fiction: five novels, including the Pages for You series and The Delivery Room, two volumes of short stories, and a story for middle-grade readers, Kepler’s Dream, which won a Mountain Prize for best children’s book and was turned into a feature film starring Holland Taylor and Kelly Lynch. Sylvia’s works have been included in the New York Times’ and Los Angeles Times’ lists of notable fictions and have been translated into several languages, and she has won a Lambda award. Her stories have been read as part of NPR’s Selected Shorts series and on BBC Radio 4.

In addition to writing fiction, Sylvia Brownrigg has also taught creative writing and been widely published as a reviewer and critic. Her reviews have appeared in newspapers including the New York Times, the LA Times, the Guardian (UK), the Times (of London) and in journals including the Believer Magazine, the LA Review of Books, the New Statesman and the Times Literary Supplement.

Sylvia was on the board of Narrative Magazine, has been involved with the Bay Area Book Festival, and has served on Oxfam America’s Leadership Council since 2008. Sylvia has a son and daughter, as well as a stepson. She lives with her family in Berkeley, and continues to spend time in London.