Pen Name:
None
Genre:
Children’s Picture Books, Essays, Fantasy, Memoir, Middle Grade, Mystery, Stageplays, Suspense
Websites:
Amazon Author Page
EdithTarbescu.com
Social Media:
Bio
I’m the author of four children’s books published by Clarion, Barefoot Books, and Scholastic (two), and am a produced playwright. I studied playwriting at the Yale School of Drama. I’ve had essays published in Newsweek, The Hartford Courant, The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, etc. I’m currently working on a memoir titled Beyond Brooklyn.
My writing advice: Keep your butt on the chair. Be persistent. Don’t give up. Try to join a writers group and try to attend SWW meetings. Also, read a lot — books and magazines.
Books
Title: Beyond Brooklyn: A memoir
Publisher: Adelaide Books (August 5, 2022)
Genre: Memoir
“In Beyond Brooklyn Edith Tarbescu tells her own story, but many readers will also recognize themselves in her compelling life-scenes and mini-play scripts. The daughter of immigrant Jews, transplanted with her New York roots largely intact first to Connecticut and then to New Mexico, Tarbescu keeps sane by making witty habitats out of words. Every visitor to her constructs is in for a treat.” — Ann Z. Leventhal, author of Life-Lines, Among the Survivors, and The Makings of a Nobody
“Tarbescu takes you on an emotional and eventful journey of a woman determined to find her voice. Along the way she lends that voice to the characters in her plays. The laughter, the pain, the loss, the love. All of these voices creating the choir of life. I couldn’t put it down.” — Margaret Champagne, Actress, Standup Comic
Available for Sale
Title: One Will: Three Wives
Publisher: Adelaide Books (December 28, 2020)
Genre: Mystery
“One Will: Three Wives is packed with a large array of interesting suspects — all of whom could be a murderer — and a roller coaster ride of plot twists. A cameo by the Russian Mafia, the theft of a shelter dog, hints of betrayal and romance and a well-drawn depiction of winter in New York City add to the story’s complications and appeal.” ~ Anne Hillerman, New York Times best-selling mystery author
Available for Sale
Anthologies
Title: Mosaic Voices (The 2024 SWW Winners Anthology)
Publisher: Independently published (September 8, 2024)
“Beyond Brooklyn”
♦ 3rd Place: Opening Pages of a Published Memoir
The latest SWW anthology Mosaic Voices features the award-winning prose and poetry from the 2024 SWW Writing Contest. This year we had over 400 entries in twenty-five categories from talented writers and artists eager to share their work. Our winning entries came from all over the country and beyond. The writers are from a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, and education. Like the pieces of a mosaic, these voices come together in beautiful patterns that enrich each other while also maintaining their own identity. Enjoy this mosaic of voices!
Available for Sale
Articles/Essays/Short Stories
“Remembering Richard” ♦ The Christian Science Monitor
“BELFAST BLUES” ♦ Adelaide Magazine, July 2019 ♦ Genre: Drama
