Nancy Roe Pimm

Short bio

Nancy Roe Pimm is a public speaker and an award-winning author of many books and articles for children. She writes picture books along with middle-grade and young adult books. The State Library of Ohio named Nancy as a “Choose to Read Ohio” author and recognized her work by including her on the Ohio Literary map. Five of her narrative nonfiction books were Junior Library Guild Selections. 

Nancy has served on faculty at SCBWI conferences, taught narrative nonfiction at the Thurber House in Columbus, and is a Rate Your Story judge. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Nancy now resides with her husband Ed, who is a retired NASCAR and Indy Car driver. She wrote her first book, Horses, Horses, Horses at age ten. Today, she still loves horses, along with every other animal in creation—and she still writes books about anything that makes her say, “WOW!” 

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Long Bio:

Nancy Roe Pimm is a public speaker and an award-winning author of many books and articles for children. Nancy’s debut picture book is Fly, Girl, Fly! She also wrote several middle-grade and young adult biographies. The State Library of Ohio named Nancy as a “Choose to Read Ohio” author and recognized her work by including her on the Ohio Literary map for winning major literary awards. Five of Nancy’s books, The Indy 500-The Inside Track, The Daytona 500-The Thrill and Thunder of the Great American Race, The Jerrie Mock Story-The First Woman to Fly Solo Around the World, The Heart of the Beast-Eight Great Gorilla Stories, and Colo’s Story-The Life of One Grand Gorilla are Junior Library Guild selections. Colo’s Story was also chosen to represent the state of Ohio at the National Book Festival in Washington D.C. Fly, Girl Fly was a finalist in The Buckeye Children’s and Teen book Award and it was chosen for Scholastic’s Rising Voices Library. Bonded by Battle won the silver Benjamin Franklin Award for teen nonfiction ages 13-18. 

Nancy has served on faculty at SCBWI conferences, taught narrative nonfiction at the Thurber House in Columbus, and is a Rate Your Story judge. She teaches in-person and virtual writing workshops, and she enjoys visiting schools and organizations to encourage the next generation to explore all possibilities, believe in their dreams, and never give up. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Nancy now resides with her husband Ed, who is a retired NASCAR and Indy Car driver. They have three daughters, Allison, Lindsay, and Carli and two grandsons named Tommy and Sammy. Nancy and Ed share their Plain City, Ohio home with a cattle dog named Thor and a Maine Coon cat called Mitts. Nancy wrote her first book, Horses, Horses, Horses at age ten. Today, she still loves horses, along with every other animal in creation—and she still writes books about anything that makes her say, “WOW!” 

Her published books include:

• Fly, Girl, Fly: Shaesta Waiz Soars Around the World. (Beaming Books, September 2020).
• Smoky, The Dog That Saved My Life. (Ohio University Press, 2019).
• Bonded by Battle: The Powerful Friendships of Military Dogs and Soldiers. (Quindaro Press, 2017).
• The Jerrie Mock Story–The First Woman to Fly Solo Around the World. (Ohio University Press. 2016).
• Colo’s Story–The Story of One Grand Gorilla. (Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, 2012).
• The Daytona 500–The Thrill and Thunder of the Great American Race. (Millbrook Press, 2012). 
• The Heart of the Beast–Eight Great Gorilla Stories. (Darby Creek Publishers, 2007).
• The Indy 500–The Inside Track. (Darby Creek Publishers, 2004).