Ruth Frances Long

R. F. Long writes fantasy and paranormal romance, often about scary fairies. Originally published with Samhain Publishing, she is now revising and reissuing these books. Look out for the forthcoming titles: The Scroll Thief and The Tales of the Holtlands series (The Wolf's Sister, The Wolf's Mate and The Wolf's Destiny.) As Ruth Frances Long, she also writes dark young adult fantasy, such as The Treachery of Beautiful Things (Dial, Penguin (USA)), and the Dubh Linn trilogy, A Crack in Everything, A Hollow in the Hills and A Darkness at the End. (O'Brien Press). She lives in County Wicklow, Ireland and works in a specialized library of rare, unusual & occasionally crazy books. But they don't talk to her that often. In 2015 she won the European Science Fiction Society Spirit of Dedication Award for Best Author of Children's Science Fiction and Fantasy.