Beth Barany is the founder of the Barany School of Fiction. A full suite of courses designed to help genre fiction writers experience clarity and get writing, so they can revise and proudly publish their novels to the delight of their readers. She has a Master NLP Practitioner and certified creativity coach for writers. She has been presented at Ithra Center (King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the Women’s Fiction Festival in Matera, Italy, the Romance Writers of America National Conference, Washington, D.C., the Emerald City Conference in Seattle, Washington, the San Francisco Writers Conference, and the San Francisco Bay Area chapters of SCBWI, CWC, and RWA.

As an award-winning novelist, Beth Barany writes magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure that empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives. Based in Oakland, California, she’s the award-winning author of the young adult fantasy, Henrietta The Dragon Slayer, the acclaimed paranormal romance author of the Touchstone series, and is proud to release her newest series, science fiction mysteries about Janey McCallister space station investigator. The first book in the series, Into The Black, is a Page Turner Awards Finalist, and as a result, won an audiobook publishing contract. She has also written books for writers, including Writer’s Adventure Guide, Twitter for Authors, Overcome Writer’s Block, and two books, co-written with her husband, thriller writer Ezra Barany: 7 Essential Keys to Planning Your Novel and Plan Your Novel Like A Pro. 

For fun, Beth enjoys walking in her neighborhood, gardening, doodling, watching movies, and traveling with her husband. They live in Oakland, California with a piano, cats, and over 2,000 books.