Margot Livesey

Margot Livesey is the author of ten novels, most recently, The Road from Belhaven, a book that the Washington Post describes as a "piercing and eloquent novel (that) manages to convey the wonderful mysteries that life offers along the way."

Margot grew up in Scotland and earned a BA in English and Philosophy at the University of York in England. She currently is on faculty at the University of Iowa's Writer's Workshop. Her honors include the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, the Radcliffe Institute, the Massachusetts Artists' Foundation, and the Canada Council for the Arts. 

The Arts Fuse: Book Review: "The Road from Belhaven" - How Hope and Resilience Can Prevail 

New City Lit: Future Generation's Past: A Review of "The Road From Belhaven" by Margot Livesey

New York Times: A Scottish Coming-of-Age Story, With a Supernatural Twist 

Public Radio Tulsa: A Conversation with Margot Livesey, the Celebrated Scottish-Born, Boston-Based Writer

Publishers Weekly: Margot Livesey's New Novel Illuminates a Family Past