Photo credit: Elishia Merricks

Photo credit: Elishia Merricks

 

Hello!

I’m Carolyn Tara O’Neil. I write Young Adult historical fiction. My debut novel, Daughters of a Dead Empire, is an Anastasia retelling set during the Russian Revolution and was published in February, 2022.

Every Sunday you can find me writing in a NYC cafe (or, in times of pandemic, on my fire escape). Look for the gal with the green tea, fountain pen, and spiral-bound notebook. Or I might be out seeking real-life locales with literary connections — like the ones in my children’s literature walking tours of NYC.

 
 

Press Kit

  • Book title: Daughters of a Dead Empire

  • Book blurb: Available here

  • Publisher: Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan), published February 22, 2022

  • Contact: Andrea Somberg for rights; or head to the Contact page to reach me directly

Formal Bio

Carolyn Tara O’Neil grew up in a tiny New York City apartment filled with thousands of books. Every Friday she went to the public library for even more reading material. She now lives in a slightly smaller NYC apartment with slightly fewer books, and still goes to the library every week.  

In between then and now, Carolyn has lived in France, Spain, and Japan, and has dedicated her career to the education and rights of young people. She loves to travel, study languages, and spend endless hours discussing TV, books, great hiking trails, and how we can work together to build a more equal society. 

Her debut novel, DAUGHTERS OF A DEAD EMPIRE, is set during the Russian Revolution and was published in 2022 by Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan).

 
 
 
 

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