Carol Lynch Williams


Carol Lynch Williams is an author of Young Adult and Middle Grade novels. As of 2016, Williams is the conference director for Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers conference and is a professor of creative writing at Brigham Young University. She graduated in 2008 from Vermont College of Fine Arts with a degree in Writing for Children and Young Adults.
WWW carollynchwilliams.com

Personal

Williams has six daughters and a son. Williams grew up in Florida but currently lives in Utah.

Overall themes and response

Williams read as part of the English Department reading series in the fall of 2008. John Bennion noted about that her characters "return love for cruelty." Williams' characters have to deal with abuse, aging, death, suicide, and other difficult challenges, yet rise above all of these difficulties. Bennion remarked, "we identify with her young women adults because they come out independent, relying on themselves." Williams' work has also been praised as "Intensely gripping and grippingly intense", "absorbing", "outstanding", and "stunning, gut-punching, heart-wrenching, heart-healing."

Awards

A complete list of Williams' awards can be found on her blog.

Published works

Middle Grade

Kelly and MeThe True Colors of Caitlynne JacksonAdeline StreetPretty Like UsI forget, you rememberA Mother to Embarrass MeJust in Time series

Young Adult

Never SaidThe HavenSigned, Skye Harper
  • The Chosen OneMiles from OrdinaryWaitingGlimpseMy Angelica
  • ''Carolina Autumn''

Non-fiction

  • ''Sister, Sister: A Book of Activities Sisters Can Do Together''

Latter-Day Daughters

Victoria's CourageSarah's QuestMarciea's MelodyLaurel's flightEsther's CelebrationCaroline's SecretCatherine's Remembrance
  • ''Anna's gift''

Other Latter-Day Saint Fiction

Walk to Hope
  • ''Laura's Box of Treasures''