Philana Boles
BornPhilana Marie Boles
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationWriter/novelist

Philana Marie Boles is the author of the young adult novels Glitz and Little Divas, and the adult novels Blame It on Eve and In the Paint.

Education and background

Boles graduated from St. Ursula Academy in Toledo, Ohio in 1994 and there studied creative writing and theatre at Bowling Green State University. Boles has worked for Glamour magazine, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, and Toledo Free Press. She has also worked as a long-term substitute teacher for public and community schools.

Career

Critics compared Boles' writing in Little Divas to the works of Judy Blume and Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.[1] Sybil Wilkes of Tom Joyner Morning Show twice featured Little Divas as a recommended book for youth.

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