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C.W. Allen

State: Utah

C.W. Allen is a Nebraskan by birth, a Texan by experience, a Hoosier by marriage, and a Utahn by geography. She knew she wanted to be a writer the moment she read The Westing Game at age twelve, but took a few detours along the way as a veterinary nurse, an appliance repair secretary, and a homeschool parent. She writes long stories for children and short stories for former children. When she's not writing, she helps other writers hone their craft as the President-Elect of the League of Utah Writers. Her debut novel Relatively Normal Secrets is the winner of the Gold Quill award, being named the best children's book of the year by a Utah author, and was NetGalley's #1 children's audiobook of 2022. The Falinnheim Chronicles series continues with The Secret Benefits of Invisibility (Cinnabar Moth, 2022) and Tales of the Forgotten Founders (Cinnabar Moth, 2023). She also has shorter work published in numerous anthologies. Keep up with her latest projects at cwallenbooks.com.

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction

Audiences: Middle Grade