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About Alyssa

Alyssa Colman is the author of magical, middle grade adventure novels. As a playwright, she was a winner of the 2013 ESPA new play competition at Primary Stages in New York and was a semi-finalist at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center National Playwrights Conference. She has participated as both a mentee and mentor in Author Mentor Match. Alyssa now lives in Los Angeles where she enjoys making messes in her kitchen and hiking with her husband and their dog, Daisy. Her debut middle grade novel, THE GILDED GIRL, will be available from Macmillan/FSG Books for Young Readers in Winter 2021.

Fun facts about Alyssa

Alyssa is left handed.
She has lived in four states: California (twice), North Carolina (twice), New York, and New Jersey. She also briefly lived in Washington, DC, but that is technically not a state.
Her favorite foods are apricots and raspberries.
She loves pie of any type except banana. Key lime is probably her favorite, but apple is pretty great too.
When she's not writing, Alyssa is usually walking her dog, Daisy.
- Daisy is a Mini-Australian Shepherd mixed with something else. Probably Spaniel or Retriever, but it might also be a Swiffer because everything sticks to her coat.