Patricia Marcantonio is an American novelist and short story writer. She is the author of the Felicity Carrol mystery series and an award-winning collection of short stories, ''Red Ridin' in the Hood and Other Cuentos.''

Background

She was born in Pueblo, Colorado, the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants. She earned a B.S. degree in mass communications from

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and formerly worked as a crime and trial reporter. She now lives in

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Books

* ''Misbehaving at Cactus Lanes'' (One More Chapter) * ''Best Amigas'' (Fitzroy Books) * ''Under the Blood Moon'' (Dark Ink) * ''Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace'' (Crooked Lane Books, 2020) * ''Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuit'' (Crooked Lane Books, 2019) * ''Verdict in the Desert'' ( Arte Público, 2016) * ''Billie Neville Takes a Leap'' (River St. Press, 2014) * ''Sueno Street'' (2017) Illustrated by Mike Youngman * ''The Weeping Woman'' (Mesa Books, 2021) * ''The Ghost Sisters and the Girl in Hallway B'' (Mesa Books, 2016) * ''Hauntings from the Snake River Plain'' (Anthology; River St. Press, 2012) * ''Voices from the Snake River Plain'' (Anthology; River St. Press, 2009) * ''Red Ridin' in the Hood and Other Cuentos'' (

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, 2005) * ''On Holy Ground: The History, Art and Faith of St. Edward the Confessor Roman Catholic Church, Twin Falls, Idaho'' ( 2003)

Plays

*''Roja Ridin' in the Hood and Other Tales'' (Pioneer Drama Service) *''Starring Jane Eyre'' *''Tears for Llorona''

Awards and honors

Her Victorian mystery novel, ''Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuit'', is the first of a series and has received favorable reviews from the

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, and the ''New York Journal of Books''. Her courtroom drama, ''Verdict in the Desert'', was included in Amazon's Latino Best Seller List and the 2016 Latina Book Club Books of the Year, and was favorably reviewed by

. Also in 2016, she was featured as Author of the Month on

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. Her short story collection, ''Red Ridin' in the Hood and Other Cuentos'', received the Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award, an Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature (Commended Title), and recommendations from

, the

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, and the

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. It was included in "50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know" by the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) at the

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and in "Exceptional Anthologies and Short Story Collections" by the All the Wonders podcast. She has also won several screenplay and short story contests. She also received Alexa Rose Foundation grants to direct her original play "Tears for Llorona" and to workshop her play, "Starring Jane Eyre."

References

https://www.alexarosefoundation.org/copy-of-2021

External links

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