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Lisa M. Bolt Simons is the author of 70 nonfiction and fiction children's books, five middle grade novels, and an adult history title. She’s received accolades for both her nonfiction and fiction. She's currently the Regional Advisor of the SCBWI Minnesota. Originally from Colorado, she lives in a Minnesota town of 155. She's mom to adult twins and is a wife to a book-loving, outdoorsy guy.
The Whole Enchilada:
Lisa M. Bolt Simons is the author of 70 nonfiction and fiction children’s books, as well as five middle grade “choose your path” novels and an adult history book. She’s twice received an Honorable Mention for the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers in Children’s Literature (Young Adult). She's also received three Minnesota State Arts Board grants, a MNSCBWI Writing Mentorship, a Shabo Award for Children's Picture Book Writers, and an artist grant from the Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council. She's currently the Regional Advisor of the SCBWI Minnesota. Lisa is a proud and slightly jealous mom to her math- and science-minded twin daughter and son, Jeri and Anthony. Originally from Colorado, Lisa lives in a Minnesota town of 155 with two dogs and her husband, who also loves to read.
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Newspaper ARticle
I was featured in THE GLOBE, the local paper in Worthington, MN, before I went to town to facilitate my grief writing workshop called Shadows and Sunshine in May 2024.
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Radio interview on The north 103.3 duluth
Luke Moravec interviewed me about my MG "choose your path" sports novel BOXED OUT before my author visit at Zenith Bookstore in Duluth, MN, in May 2024.
Check out the nine-minute interview here!
Feature Article in SHOUTOUT COLORADO
Thanks to the shoutout by my friend, Mo Barrett, who went to the US Air Force Academy
like my dad, I was featured in SHOUTOUT COLORADO. My home state is CO, so this was darn cool. Mo and I met at the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) Homecoming in Sweetwater, TX, in 2022 when she was the banquet MC. But we really connected in 2023.
Video podcast--an Israel/Minnesota Conversation
New Books Network Interview
Host Mel Rosenberg with The Children's Literature Channel asks me about my newest books, mostly about the Northwest Passage graphic novel; how I got to be a writer; writing work-for-hire vs. "heart-work" projects; and SCBWI.
PRESS for the Faribault Woolen MilL: Loomed in the Land Of l
Book Review
This review is in Mary Ann Grossman's "Get smarter with these new nonfiction offerings"
in the Twin Cities' Pioneer Press; Grossman quoted one of my favorite lines in the book, too:
WCCO 4 Interview
Photo with the anchors to the left; watch the interview:
Radio Interview
1855 Episode
Here's a post on the Faribault Woolen Mill from a local journalist team:
Blog Post
About the Magers & Quinn book event at Minnesota Monthly: