Cynthia Voigt was born on February 25th in Boston, MA, the second child in a family of four. Before being a writer Cynthia worked as a secretary and as a teacher. She lived in Annapolis at Chesapeake Bay and spent the summers on the Eastern Shore of Maryland on an island in Chesapeake Bay. Ms. Voigt loves the sea and boats, crabbing and swimming.

"I enjoy almost everything I do, perhaps because when I don't enjoy something, I don't do it," says Cynthia. Her readers love Cynthia's short stories and books because of the well-developed characters, interesting plots, and authentic atmosphere.

Cynthia has won many awards for her children's and young adult books. Among these awards was the 1983 Newbery Medal for Dicey´s Song and 1984 Newbery Honor for A Solitary Blue. Currently she lives in Deer Isle, Maine.

—Terri DeGezelle