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Meg Elison

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Meg Elison

Meg Elison is the author of THE BOOK OF THE UNNAMED MIDWIFE, Publisher’s Weekly book of the year, Tiptree recommendation, and winner of the Philip K. Dick Award. Her sequel, THE BOOK OF ETTA, will be published in 2017 by 47North. Elison is a high school dropout and a graduate of UC Berkeley. She lives in Oakland and writes like she’s running out of time.

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