Nancy Plain
Former Western Writers of America president, Nancy Plain is an award-winning author of children’s and young adult nonfiction. Recognition for her work includes four Spur Awards for Best Western Juvenile Nonfiction, the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist Award, two Nebraska Book Awards, the National Outdoor Book Award, the Will Rogers Gold Medallion, and more. Her biography of John James Audubon, This Strange Wilderness, earned starred reviews from Booklist and Kirkus, was named a Booklist “Editors’ Choice”, cited by Kirkus as one of “Nine Teen Titles That Adults Shouldn’t Miss”, and chosen to represent the state of Nebraska at the 2017 National Book Festival, in Washington, D.C.
Nancy lives in New Jersey with her husband Alan. When not exploring the West, she can often be found at home, reading and writing its thrilling history, for she believes young readers love true stories, too.
INTERVIEWS
An Interview With Nancy Plain (May 2023)
Books by Nancy Plain
Go West, George Catlin: A Children’s Nonfiction Western Picture Book by Nancy Plain
Sagebrush and Paintbrush: The Story of Charlie Russell, the Cowboy Artist by Nancy Plain
