Elizabeth Cunningham
Elizabeth Cunningham is the descendant of nine generations of Episcopal priests. She grew up hearing rich (sometimes terrifying) liturgical and biblical language. When she was not in church or school, she read fairytales and fantasy novels or wandered in the enchanted wood of an overgrown, abandoned estate next door to the rectory. Her religious background, the magic of fairytales, and the numinous experience of nature continue to inform her work.
Cunningham is best known for The Maeve Chronicles, a series of award-winning novels featuring a feisty Celtic Magdalen, all published by Monkfish.
She also recorded MaevenSong, a CD of original music from The Maeve Chronicles.
Her earlier novels include The Wild Mother, How to Spin Gold, and The Return of the Goddess, A Divine Comedy. She is the author of three collections of poems: Small Bird, Wild Mercy, and So Ecstasy Can Find You.
Murder at the Rummage Sale, August 2016, is her debut mystery novel. She is at work on a sequel.
An ordained interfaith minister, Cunningham is in private practice as a counselor. She is the mother of grown children and lives with her husband in New York State’s Hudson Valley.
