Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff
Biography
Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff
The author of 10 books, including a Writer’s Digest Selection for THE ABCs OF WRITING FOR CHILDREN, and her memoir, THE MISSING KENNEDY: Rosemary Kennedy and the Secret Bonds of Four Women, Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff is a former columnist for Byline Magazine. She wrote frequent humor pieces for the San Francisco Examiner as well as hundreds of articles and essays in newspapers and magazines such as Parents Magazine, Writer’s Digest and Parenting.
With degrees in Liberal Studies and Theater Arts/Children’s Theater and two teaching credentials, she’s directed plays and taught elementary and middle school students, as well as teachers. A speaker for international and state conferences, she presents assemblies and workshops for schools and libraries.
Born in rural Wisconsin, Liz moved to California for all of her college and post-graduate education, and has lived most of her adult life in the San Francisco area. She is married and has one grown child.
Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff
