Sibyl James

Sibyl James is the author of fourteen books, including In China with Harpo and Karl (Calyx Books), The Adventures of Stout Mama (Papier-Mache Press), China Beats (Egress Studio Press), The Last Woro Woro to Treichville: A West African Memoir (StringTown Press), The Grand Piano Range (Black Heron Press), and, most recently, The Mother of Invention, a children’s book from Calyx. She has taught at colleges in the United States, China, and Mexico and, as Fulbright professor, in Tunisia and Cote d’Ivoire. As a writer in residence, she has worked for the Washington State Arts Commission, the Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle Arts and Lectures, and the Seattle School District. Her writing has received awards from Artist Trust and the Seattle, King County, and Washington State arts commissions.