Award-winning author Beth A. Freely has been writing all her life, a passion shaped by her upbringing in upstate New York and an influential time living in Great Britain—an experience that continues to inspire her work. Now calling the small village of Hope, New Mexico, home (“Population: 113, if you count our cats.”), she has penned 11 full-length novels and six novellas, with more in the works. She is currently juggling multiple novels that include a second sci-fi series.

Beth’s writing career took off in 2003 when she published fanfiction online and won multiple awards. In 2005, she earned 1st Place in the Arche Books Publishing Novel Writing Contest for Women’s Fiction with Behind the Eyes of Dorian Gray, and in 2022, her novel Beyond The Steps of Stone won 1st Place in Romance/Science-Fiction and 2nd Place in Science-Fiction/Aliens & Alien Invasion at the Spring BookFest Awards.

Armed with a master’s in English and Creative Writing, Beth is not only passionate about storytelling but also about mentoring fellow authors. Quick-witted and full of energy, she thrives on engaging interviews and lively discussions. She is a BookFest Bellwether and can e found trading witty banter with her fellow bellwethers during the bi-annual BookFest Awards as well as conducting engaging author interviews.

When she’s not writing, she enjoys horseback riding, swimming, reading, and, of course, cuddling her cats.