From the mysterious Dark Corner of South Carolina, Barbara V. Evers crafts fantasy stories with strong women matriarchies and unusually gifted and clever animals. A two-time Imadjinn Best Fantasy Novelist, she’s won several awards for her writing over the years including a Pushcart Prize nomination. She is the author of THE WATCHERS OF MONIAH, an award-winning epic fantasy trilogy and is currently working on an upcoming urban/mountain fantasy series, The Matriarch Enchanter. Her short stories and essays have appeared in multiple literary journals and several can be found in her short story collections, Pieces of Her: Being a Woman is Not for the Faint of Heart and The Nature of the Beast.
Barbara is a supporter and advocate for animal conservation and seeks to educate others about endangered species. As an advocate, Barbara contributes a portion of her royalties to support the work of The Giraffe Conservation Foundation. Barbara recently retired from her day job, but with degrees in Zoology and Communication, she often hints that she can talk to animals.