About

Betsy Robinson’s novel The Last Will & Testament of Zelda McFigg is winner of Black Lawrence Press’s 2013 Big Moose Prize and was published in September 2014. This was followed by the February 10, 2015 publication of her late mother, Edna Robinson’s, novel, The Trouble with the Truth (edited by Betsy) as the debut book of Infinite Words, a new imprint of Simon & Schuster. Betsy’s first novel, Plan Z by Leslie Kove, was published by Mid-List Press in 2001 as winner of their First Novel Series Award. Betsy has been a working journalist for over a decade; she was managing editor of Spirituality & Health magazine for almost seven years and she currently freelances for RewireMe.com.

Betsy is a former actor (appeared in John Sayles films Return of the Secaucus Seven and Lianna) and present book editor, specializing in self-help and spiritual psychology. Her awards include winner literary (short story) award, Chronogram magazine, 2003; a Writers Guild East fellowship to write two screenplays (The Love Convention and Ms. Manhattan, mentored by Writers Guild-assigned mentor David Rayfiel); and first prize winner Dubuque Fine Arts 1-Act Contest in 1984. (For a complete bio, see www.BetsyRobinson-writer.com.)

Other Works

  • The Trouble with the Truth

    2015
  • Plan Z by Leslie Kove

    2001

Awards and Recognition

  • Big Moose Prize, Black Lawrence Press
  • Chronogram literary (short story) award, Chronogram magazine (“Jakey, Get Out of the Buggy,” 2003)
  • Mid-List Press First Series Award for the Novel (Plan Z by Leslie Kove, 2001)
  • 1987/88 Writers Guild East fellowship
  • First Prize, Dubuque Fine Arts 1-Act Contest (WOW produced 1984)
  • Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference playwright—two residencies
  • Theater in the Works play contest (playwright’s residency), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
  • First prize, At Rise magazine’s 1-act play contest