Persia Woolley

Persia Woolley (November 8, 1935 – October 3, 2017) was an American author, perhaps best known for her Guinevere trilogy. She also wrote a number of works on writing, such as How to Write and Sell Historical Fiction.

Works In the historical fiction genre, Woolley wrote the Guinevere trilogy, about King Arthur's wife, Guinevere. This trilogy comprises Child of the Northern Spring (1987), Queen of the Summer Stars (1990) and Guinevere: The Legend in Autumn (1993).

Her non-fiction work includes two books on divorce, Creative Survival for Single Mothers (1974) and The Custody Handbook (1979).

Personal life Woolley grew up in Auburn, California as the only child of Lois and William Higman.

Persia Woolley died October 3, 2017, in Sebastopol, CA, USA, at the age of eighty one.