Carol Edgarian is an accomplished American author, publisher, and editor. She is widely known for her New York Times bestselling novels, including "VERA," "Three Stages of Amazement," and the international bestseller "Rise the Euphrates," which won the ANC Freedom Prize and was praised by the Washington Post as a book with "generosity of spirit, intelligence, humanity, and finally ambition that literature ought to be and rarely is today."
In addition to her work as an author, Edgarian is the co-founder, publisher, and editor of Narrative Magazine, an online literary magazine. She is also the founder of Narrative in the Schools, a non-profit organization that supports teachers and students in communities around the world by providing free access to reading, video tutorials, and other resources. Through her work with Narrative, Edgarian has established herself as a champion of literature and the arts.
Edgarian's articles and essays have been published in numerous national magazines, and she co-edited the popular collection "The Writer's Life: Intimate Thoughts on Work, Love, Inspiration, and Fame," which features insights from a variety of writers. She is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer at universities and literary events, and has been recognized for her contributions to literature with numerous awards and accolades.
Edgarian lives in California with her family and is active on social media, where she engages with her readers and fellow word-nerds through her popular Instagram show "A Word, Please" and her presence on Twitter, Facebook, and her mailing list. She continues to write and publish both fiction and non-fiction, and is a respected and influential voice in the literary world.