Richard Fifield

Richard Fifield is an author of two books, and the editor of an anthology. He currently resides in Missoula, Montana. In 2016, he released his debut novel, "The Flood Girls," from Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books. That book received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly, and chosen by Target as their book of the month in November 2016. In 2019, he edited a collection of memoirs by Montana women, entitled "We Leave The Flowers Where They Are," with proceeds benefiting arts advocacy programs for women in underserved communities. In 2020, Fifield released "The Small Crimes Of Tiffany Templeton," a YA novel from Penguin/Razorbill. According to Kirkus, Fifield "succeeds in delivering a cast of quirky, unpredictable characters and and intriguing plot." He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with an MFA, and worked as a social worker for adults with intellectual disabilities. He currently volunteers as a creative writing teacher in the community, and spends his free time creating haute couture and doting on his beloved rescue dogs.