Barbara quinn

Biography
Barbara Quinn is an award-winning short story writer and author of a variety of novels. Her works have appeared in print, online, and in audio form, and her stories have received honors that include nominations for the Pushcart Prize and being chosen as Best of the Web. She's a Founder and former Publisher of the Rose & Thorn Journal.

​

Barbara and her husband love to travel and have visited 47 states and five continents. She's ridden a camel in the Canary Islands, hiked on Machu Picchu, attended the opera in Vienna, and spent time in an absinthe bar in Budapest. When she was 19, she hitched across Europe with a backpack. For a time, she owned a motorcycle, and a pink-suede biker jacket.

​

As a lawyer, she held the position of North Salem Town Attorney, and Westchester Assistant County Attorney, and spent time in private practice, writing everything from zoning ordinances to manure pile rules. Before that, she worked at many jobs including, process server, lingerie sales clerk, waitress, and postal worker. She's a native New Yorker, born in the Bronx, and raised there, on Long Island and in Westchester. She enjoys spending time with her husband and with her son and his family. Barbara welcomes email at BAQuinn7@gmail.com and would love to keep in touch via twitter.com/BarbaraQuinn

​

Her novels include: The Summer Springsteen's Songs Saved Me, women's fiction; 36C, chick lit/women's fiction; Slings and Arrows, paranormal romance/dark humor; Speed of Dark, inspirational fantasy/coming-of-age; and Hard Head, suspense/romantic and paranormal elements.