Judith Ivory

Judith Ivory is the pen name of Judy Cuevas, a best-selling American author of historical romance novels. She is a winner of the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award.

Biography As a child, Judith Ivory liked to gather the other neighborhood children together and tell them stories. She carried a notebook with her and would often jot down poems, essays, and short stories. In her first semester at the University of Florida, Ivory's English professor invited her to join the invitational honors program based on writing ability and told her to consider a career as an author. While she enjoyed the honors program, Ivory decided that she needed a backup plan. She earned an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics and a master's degree in theoretical mathematics, and also completed post-graduate work in English at Cambridge University. She taught math at the junior high and high school level before accepting a position as a professor at the University of Miami. At first, she concentrated on non-fiction articles for parenting magazines.

Ivory has a son and daughter, both of whom are now on their own. She lives in Miami, Florida. 2000 RITA Award for Short Historical Romance, for The Proposition Presented by the Romance Writers of America