Welcome to my website!

At this site, you can explore my books and read the stories that have inspired my novels, including my most recent adventure novel, Newsgirl, and Where the Great Hawk Flies, winner of the Massachusetts Book Award.  You can also learn about my work with budding writers of all ages, and hear my thoughts on becoming a writer.  

Take a trip through the site by clicking on the pictures on the left.  After your visit, feel free to leave a message in my Guest Book.  Enjoy your journey!

Breaking News

Newsgirl, Liza's most recent historical novel, has just been published by Viking and is already creating a buzz. Learn more

Upcoming Events

May 14-16: Conference faculty member, New England SCBWI Spring Conference, Fitchburg, MA.

May 18th, 10:30 AM: Liza will be speaking at the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award ceremony, Vermont Technical College, Randolph, VT. Book signing to follow.

June 23-29: Writing for Young People: ASTAL Summer Institute, Rhode Island College, Providence, R.I. (Co-teaching with Kelly Easton and Mark Peter Hughes).

Looking ahead

Liza is on the faculty at the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Hamline University, an exciting opportunity for adults who are ready for the exciting challenge of a graduate degree in writing for children. The next residency takes place in St. Paul, Minnesota, in July 2010.

November 13-20: Liza will co-lead a Whole Novel Workshop in historical fiction with award-winning children's author Ellen Levine, at Boyds Mills Retreat Center, Honesdale, PA. www.highlightsfoundation.org

More events are in the works, so stay tuned!