About Martha

Martha Engber is the author of the historical novel, THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD, published by Histria Books. Her memoir BLISS ROAD, has a 4.5-star Goodreads and Amazon rating and was awarded a 5-star Readers' Favorite. Her YA novel, WINTER LIGHT, was awarded the 2021 IPPY Gold Medal Winner in Young Adult Fiction. The sequel, SCATTERED LIGHT, will be published Nov. 25, 2025. Her other books include THE WIND THIEF, a literary novel, and GROWING GREAT CHARACTERS FROM THE GROUND UP.

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A screenwriter, Martha and her two writing partners also recently sold a sci-fi thriller TV series, THE RECORD SHOP, to Knight Studios.

 

A speaker and workshop facilitator, she's had a play produced in Hollywood and fiction, poetry and essays published in Watchword, the Berkeley Fiction Review, Iconoclast and other literary magazines. She received her Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia before working as a freelance reporter for the Chicago Tribune, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other national publications.

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An activitst, Martha is also a Braver Angel and hosts the blog VIGILANT POSITIVITY, which seeks to depolarize America by uniting Americans through civil discussion and active problem solving.

 

She lives in California with her husband, where she bikes, hikes and surfs when not writing, trying new recipes and reading. She appreciates a wide variety of books and has a penchant for poetry; memoirs of all styles; literary and historical novels; and enlightening nonfiction, especially regarding neuroscience.

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