Elizabeth Cunningham

Novelist and poet, Elizabeth Cunningham is best known for The Maeve Chronicles, a series of award-winning novels featuring a feisty Celtic Magdalen. The descendant of generations of Episcopal priests, Cunningham grew up in a small town church next door to an overgrown, enchanted wood. Equally influenced by scripture and fairytale, she has spent her life writing stories that traverse the worlds.

In 2023 Monkfish Book Publishing company published Cunningham's My Life as a Prayer: A Multi-faith Memoir. Candid and passionate, Cunningham's nonfiction debut invites readers of all faiths—and doubts!—to explore life as a prayer (one who prays) in this beautiful, imperiled world we share.

Also in 2023 Monkfish published the 30th anniversary edition of Cunningham's novel The Wild Mother as well as a new edition of another early novel, The Return of the Goddess, A Divine Comedy. How to Spin Gold, A Woman's Tale, remains in print as do all of The Maeve Chronicles, in all formats, including Audible.

Her mystery novels Murder at the Rummage Sale and All the Perils of this Night were reissued by Imagination Fury Arts in 2024.

In 2025 she will release Over the Edge of the World, A Fairytale Novel under her own imprint BriarRose Books.

Every Tuesday Elizabeth Cunningham posts excerpts on her author page on Facebook as well as on Maeve Rhuad's personal page. She loves to interact with readers. You can also write to her through her website and sign up for her newsletter. Cunningham believes that reading is a creative act and is grateful to readers for bringing her stories to new life in their imaginations!