Marly Youmans is a native of the Carolinas; currently she lives in upstate New York with her husband and three children.

Selected bibliography:

1. Poetry collection:
Claire (Louisiana State University Press hc/pb, 2003);

2. Novel:
The Wolf Pit (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001) / Harcourt/Harvest pb 2003 / The Michael Shaara Award for 2001 / Finalist, The Southern Book Award;
Catherwood (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1996) / Bard pb 1997 /
A Literary Guild Alternate Selection;
Little Jordan (David R. Godine, Publisher, 1995) / Tempest pb 1996;

3. Young adult fantasy (Southern Appalachian setting):
Ingledove (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, forthcoming in 2005);
The Curse of the Raven Mocker (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003) / Best children's book of 2003,
The Baton Rouge Advocate /
A Top Ten Book of 2003,
Books & Culture.