Ashley Woodfolk

Ashley Woodfolk is an American writer. She is the author of the young adult books The Beauty That Remains and When You Were Everything (2020).

Career Working full-time in marketing for a children's book publisher, Woodfolk wrote her first published book, The Beauty That Remains, on the weekends and in the evenings. The book centers on three teenagers who "find courage and comfort in the aftermath of a tragic loss." She used her own issues with anxiety and experiencing using music as a therapeutic tool to inform the events of the book.

Woodfolk's second YA book, When You Were Everything, was released on March 10, 2020, by Delacorte. It focuses on the dissolution of a friendship. When You Were Everything received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. In a review by Kirkus, it was described: "...Woodfolk's novel seamlessly interweaves alternating timelines while making Shakespeare relevant to teens. The author skillfully voices the pain of unexpectedly losing a close friend and explores the choice to remain open despite the risk of future heartache."

Alongside Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, and Nicola Yoon, Woodfolk authored Blackout. The book, set to release in June 2021, follows six interlinked stories about Black teen love during a power outage in New York City.

Personal life Woodfolk is married. She has one son (b. 2019).

Works The Beauty That Remains, 2018, United States, Penguin Random House , 6 March 2018 When You Were Everything, 2020, United States, Delacorte , 10 March 2020 Lux: The New Girl, 2020, United States, Penguin , 1 September 2020