Meet Liza
Liza Frenette is an author and journalist. She's also
a mom of one daughter, Jasmine, and she comes
from a family of NINE children who all grew up in
Tupper Lake, NY in the Adirondack Mountains. She
has two Shih-
Growing Up
While growing up, Liza had many adventures in the woods and on the water,
activities that she still enjoys today.
She's always loved reading and would lug home stacks of books from the
library, including a lot of poetry. She'd even read at night under the covers
with a flashlight! Her parents, Jim and Susanne Hull Frenette, also regularly
ordered books for their children, so Liza would wait anxiously for the mailman
to bring new books -
Liza had a paper route when she young, and saved her money and bought a
desk at a second-
sent out her first manuscript when she was 11 years old.
Life as a Writer
Later, she went to college, where she earned a journalism degree from the
State University of New York at Morrisville.
She went on to write and take photographs for different newspapers
throughout northern New York, and has also written for magazines, including
Reader's Digest, Adirondack Life Magazine, Hudson Valley Magazine and
Yankee Homes.
She also earned a bachelor's degree in English with a journalism minor, and
then a master's degree in English in the creative writing program -
the University at Albany.
She currently writes for a bimonthly news magazine, New York Teacher,
where she has interviewed and written about Pulitzer-
Frank McCourt, and young adult author Laurie Halse Anderson.
Every summer, Liza works for a week at the Young Writer's Institute on Lake
George, which is part of the New York State Writers Institute.
When Liza's Not Writing...
Liza likes to ski, kayak, take long walks in the woods and swim, swim, swim.
With all these interests, Liza feels it's essential to fit a good nap into the day, especially in the hammock during summer!
Liza also really likes spending time with her friends, talking, eating, tubing, going to plays and just hanging out. She really treasures her friendships, as well as time spent with her nieces and nephews.
Photo Gallery
And speaking of learning from other authors...
Liza is a member of a wonderful critique group called WOW:
Liza with:
(back row) Nancy Castaldo, Rose Kent, and Coleen Paratore
(front row) Kyra Teis, Jen Groff, and Lois Feister.
Not in the photo, but part of the group, is Helen Mesick.