Ron Roy

This article is about the author. For the actor, producer, director, writer, composer, and cinematographer, see Ron Roy (producer).
Ron Roy
Born (1940-04-29) April 29, 1940 (age 84)
Hartford, Connecticut, US
Alma materUniversity of Connecticut (BA)
University of Hartford (MA)
OccupationFiction writer
Notable workA to Z Mysteries
Websiteronroy.com

Ron Roy (born April 29, 1940) is an American writer of children's fiction, primarily mysteries for young readers. He is best known for the series A to Z Mysteries (from 1997), Capital Mysteries (from 2001), and Calendar Mysteries (from 2009).

Roy was born in Hartford, Connecticut, grew up in East Hartford, and has lived in Connecticut most of his life.[1] He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Connecticut and his master's degree in early childhood education from the University of Hartford.[2] He taught fourth grade for ten years until he sold his first book in 1978 and became a full-time writer.[3] His first several books were unpaged picture books.

  1. ^ Kochakian, Mary Jo (August 17, 1999). "Whodunit? Ron Roy". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  2. ^ "'A to Z Mysteries' children's author Ron Roy at Playhouse on Park". West Hartford News. 2011. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. ^ "About". ronroy.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.