Wendy Webb

Wendy K. Webb is an American fiction author. Her books have received several awards, including the Minnesota Book Award for fiction in 2011 and 2017.[1]

Wendy Webb
BornWendy K. Webb
(1962-08-18) August 18, 1962
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
OccupationJournalist, novelist
NationalityAmerican
Period1992–present
GenreGothic suspense fiction
Website
wendykwebb.com

Early life and education

Webb was born and raised in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. When Webb was in grade school, the school librarian encouraged her to read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. After reading that book, she knew from that point on that she was destined to be an author.[2]

She attended the University of Minnesota, where she graduated with a major in political science and minors in French and history. Immediately after graduation, she lived in France with two of her friends. Upon returning to the United States, she got an internship in Washington, D.C. with a congressman, and later with a Minnesota senator.[2]

Writing career

After returning to Minnesota, Webb got her first writing job with a Minneapolis-based weekly arts and entertainment newsletter, City Pages. Webb has also written for as the Huffington Post and USA Today. She was the editor-in-chief of a lifestyle monthly, Duluth Superior Magazine, until the publication closed in 2014.[3]

Webb's first novel, The Tale of Halcyon Crane, is a modern ghost story that won the Minnesota Book Award for fiction in 2011. Her second novel, The Fate of Mercy Alban, depicts the uncovering of a hidden family scandal. The book was on the Indie Bestseller List for six weeks. The End of Temperance Dare, won the Minnesota Book Award for Genre Fiction in 2017. Her most recent novel, Daughters of the Lake, hit Number One on the Amazon bestseller list and was published in 2018.

Personal life

Webb is married to Steve Burmeister, and the two live between their two homes in Minneapolis and Duluth with their Alaskan Malamute, Molly. They also spend time in their cabin on the Gunflint Trail, near the Minnesota-Canada border. Their son, Ben, is attending college.[2]

Works
  • The Tale of Halcyon Crane (2010)
  • The Fate of Mercy Alban (2013)
  • The Vanishing (2014)
  • The End of Temperance Dare (2017)
  • Daughters of the Lake (2018)

References
  1. "Wendy Webb". Goodreads. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. www.xuni.com. "Author Wendy K. Webb". www.wendykwebb.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  3. Hollingsworth, Jana. "Duluth-Superior Magazine shuts down production". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
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