Elizabeth Armstrong Hall
Writer & Writing Coach for Kids
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Elizabeth (Liz) Armstrong Hall reports on popular culture and the “odd corners” of U.S. history for mainstream and children's publications. Using interviews, historical documents, photographs, ads and other images, she spins facts into stories that bring history alive for anyone who loves a good read.
Liz's work has appeared in American History, Hemispheres, St. Louis Magazine, Pennsylvania Heritage, Christian Science Monitor, Boston Globe, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Cornwall Today. Her narrative nonfiction stories for kids have been published by Cobblestone, AppleSeeds, DIG, Highlights for Children and National Geographic Kids. A former middle school English teacher, Liz has tutored kids as a "writing coach" on both sides of the Atlantic. Stateside, she works with kids (grades 5-12) on writing basics, timed essay test prep and college application essays. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, American Culture/Popular Culture Association, the Authors' Guild and the Thames Valley Writers' Circle (U.K.). Liz is an alumna of two Highlights Foundation Workshops: "Mixing Research With Imagination" and "Narrative Nonfiction." A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, she lives in Prince William County, Virginia with her husband, Ray, and Airedale Terrier, Grace. 
Liz visits her muse, "Giant's Head," at The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, U.K.
Sculpture by Sue Hill and Pete Hill. (Photograph by R.S. Hall)
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