Eilis Flynn

Eilis Flynn (b. Elizabeth Myrtle Smith, on May 12 in Tacoma, Washington, United States), is an American author of four fantasy romance novels for the publisher, Cerridwen Press. She also has written for DC Comics using the name Elizabeth M. Smith.

Eilis Flynn
Born	Elizabeth Myrtle Smith N/A Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Pen name	Eilis Flynn
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Washington Columbia University
Period	1981–present
Genre	Romance, fantasy, suspense
Website
www.eilisflynn.com

Personal life

Early years

Elizabeth Myrtle Smith was born on a May 12 in Tacoma, Washington, the youngest of four children. She is of Japanese descent. Her parents met during the occupation of Japan following World War II, and her older siblings were all born in Japan. Soon after her birth, her family relocated again to Japan, making Japanese her first language. She sold her first fiction at 18 to DC Comics, writing Superman stories. After receiving her degree in linguistic anthropology from the University of Washington, she attended Columbia University in New York for one year, where she married her first and still current husband. Professionally a financial editor, Flynn describes her fantasy romances as being "no less based in reality."

Flynn returned with her husband to the Seattle area in 1989, and soon began writing romance fiction. She is a past president of the Greater Seattle Romance Writers of America. Her first book, The Sleeper Awakes, was published in 2007.

Nonfiction

• Ghosts Along the Silk Road
• Dragons Along the Silk Road
• Vampires and Zombies Along the Silk Road
• Water Beasties Across the Seven Seas
• She Nodded Her Head Up and Down (as Elizabeth M.S. Flynn)

Fiction

• The Sleeper Awakes
• Festival of Stars
• Introducing Sonika
• Echoes of Passion (rereleased as Echoes of Neotia Prime)
• Riddle of Ryu
• Static Shock
• Dreaming Beauty
• His 30-Day Guarantee
• Wear Black (with Heather Hiestand)

External links

• Official website
• Official blog