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Elizabeth Kilcoyne

American writer of young adult fiction

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Elizabeth Kilcoyne was a novelist and writer.

Elizabeth Kilcoyne is an American William C Morris Award winning author of young adult fiction, playwright, and poet, best known for her debut novel Wake the Bones.

Personal life She was born and raised in Kentucky.

Kilcoyne says she has always been drawn to speculative stories, even though a lot of her work is grounded in reality. She was a 21-year-old college graduate when she wrote the first draft of her debut novel.

She has also been published in several literary journals. Kilcoyne currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky. and a finalist for the William C. Morris Award. It received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly.

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American writer of young adult fiction

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Elizabeth Kilcoyne was a novelist and writer.

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