Elizabeth Lim

Elizabeth Lim is the New York Times, Sunday Times, USA TODAY, and indie bestselling author of the Six Crimson Cranes duology (Six Crimson Cranes and The Dragon’s Promise), Her Radiant Curse, The Blood of Stars duology (Spin the Dawn and Unravel the Dusk), as well as the Disney Twisted Tales When You Wish Upon a Star, So This is Love, Reflection, and A Twisted Tales Anthology.

Elizabeth grew up on a hearty staple of fairy tales, myths, and songs. Her passion for storytelling began around age 10, when she started writing fanfics for Sailor Moon, Sweet Valley, and Star Wars, and posted them online to discover, “Wow, people actually read my stuff. And that’s kinda cool!” But after one of her teachers told her she had “too much voice” in her essays, Elizabeth took a break from creative writing to focus on not flunking English.

Over the years, Elizabeth became a film and video game composer, and even went so far as to get a doctorate in music composition. But she always missed writing, and she turned to penning stories when she needed a breather from grad school. One day, she decided to write and finish a novel—for kicks, at first, then things became serious—and she hasn’t looked back since.

Elizabeth graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in music and a secondary in East Asian Studies, and she completed her graduate degrees at The Juilliard School. She grew up in Northern California and Tokyo, Japan, and now resides in New York City with her husband and daughters.

​Her books have been translated into over twenty languages and are represented by Gina Maccoby of the Gina Maccoby Literary Agency.