Margi Preus is a children’s book author and playwright. Her first novel for young people, Heart of a Samurai, is a 2011 Newbery Honor Book, an ALSC Notable Book and a recipient of the Asian Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature, among other honors. Her picture books include Celebritrees; Historic and Famous Trees of the World, winner of the 2013 Flicker Tale Award. Margi served as the artistic director of Colder by the Lake Comedy Theatre for 25 years and with current Colder director and playwriting collaborator, Jean Sramek, has written hundreds of comedy sketches, a couple of comic operas, and dozens of plays for young people and grown ups. When she isn’t writing, she likes to ski, hike, paddle or sit quietly with a book in her lap.

Books by Margi Preus

The Bamboo Sword

by Margi Preus - Adventure, Children's 10-14, Historical Fiction

West of the Moon

by Margi Preus - Children's, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult 10+

Shadow on the Mountain

by Margi Preus - Children's, Historical Fiction, Youth Fiction