Marilyn Singer

Marilyn Singer is an award-winning American author of over 100 books for children and young adults, including poetry, picture books, novels, fantasies, mysteries, non-fiction, and fairy tales. Born in the Bronx, New York City on October 3, 1948, she grew up in North Massapequa, Long Island, earned a B.A. in English from Queens College and an M.A. in Communications from New York University, and began her writing career in 1974 after teaching high school English. She is renowned for inventing reverso poetry and receiving honors like the 2015 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry.