Biography

Pam Binder carves bestselling niche in time

First came Pam Binder’s imaginary friend – a dragon – when she was three. Five years later the precocious child tumbled down a flight of stairs and had a near-death, out-of-body experience. And always, in the background, influencing the girl who would one day become a nationally bestselling author was her eccentric, artistic grandmother. During Binder’s formative years, New Orleans’ Irene Zollinger took delight in exposing her granddaughter to the joy of the arts and the mystique of the historic French Quarter.

Looking back, Pam Binder knows that, by the time she was nine years old and attending New Orleans’ 200-year-old Ursuline Academy, the die was cast. As a result of these unique, early life influences on her impressionable mind, she was destined to cultivate her God-given talent as a writer, in a most unusual style. One day she would gift readers across the country with unique stories richly textured with time-bending flights of fantasy, other-worldliness and a reverence for history.

Now an award-winning New York Times, USA Today and Amazon bestselling author based in suburban Seattle, Pam has fifteen novels and seven novellas to her credit. Drawn to Celtic legends and anything Irish or Scottish, the prolific author blends historical events, characters, and myths into her young adult, romance, historical, time travel, contemporary and fantasy fiction.

Pam is president of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association and the program director of their annual conference. Devoted to helping aspiring authors succeed, she teaches two year-long courses, “Write Your Story” and “After the First Draft.” Among her many honors is RT Book Reviews’ Lifetime Achievement Award.