L. K. Madigan was the pen-name of Lisa Wolfson (1963-2010), American writer of young adult fiction. In a 2010 interview with The Oregonian Wolfson said she used the name L. K. Madigan because she didn't want to scare off "that rare, elusive creature, the male reader." Biography Wolfson was born in Portland, Oregon. When she was ten years old she moved to Los Angeles, California with her family. At the age of 28 Wolfson left her job working at Warner Bros. Records to move back to Portland. While in Portland, Wolfson worked for 16 years for an investment management firm. Wolfson was married to Neil Wolfson for 22 years. She died on February 23, 2011, in Portland, of pancreatic cancer at the age of 47. Education California State University, Northridge University of Bradford (Yorkshire, England) Bibliography Young adult Flash Burnout (2009) The Mermaid's Mirror (2010) Project: Boy Next Door (2013) Awards 2009: Chosen as a Flying Start author by Publishers Weekly. 2010: Flast Burnout received The William C. Morris YA Debut Award. 2010: Flast Burnout received an Earphone Award for the audiobook narrated by MacLeod Andrews. References External links 1963 births 2010 deaths 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American women writers American writers of young adult literature American fantasy writers American women novelists Novelists from Oregon People from Portland, Oregon Writers from Portland, Oregon The William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners