MICKI BARE
Micki Bare is a graduate of NC State University, where she earned both her Bachelor's and Master's of Arts. She is the author of the award-winning Zahra of the Uwharries middle-grade magical realism series, which includes Society of the Sentinelia (2022), winner of the 2022 AAUW NC Young People’s Literature Award; Blind Fairy (2023), winner of the 2023 AAUW NC Young People’s Literature Award; Omega Crag (2024), named a Golden Wizard Book Prize book for 2024; and Kimimila Returns (2025), named a Golden Wizard Book Prize book for 2025 and nominated for the 2025 AAUW NC Young People’s Literature award. The final book in the series, Crimson Eagle, will be released in 2026. An active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Bare hosts a monthly YouTube interview series in her role as the SCBWI-Carolinas Book Fairies First Look Coordinator. She was a columnist for 18 years. Her educational career includes service as an administrator, teacher, and marketing director. Bare lives in NC with her husband. She loves to garden, read, cook, travel, and hike.
ZAHRA OF THE UWHARRIES SERIES
