Carol de Giere Bio
A Madison, Wisconsin native, Carol de Giere spent six years as a school and university librarian in Iowa and Illinois before pursing her interests on the creative side of the publishing world. Julia Cameron’s book The Artist’s Way inspired her to study more about the creative process and follow her dream of being a freelance writer.
Her various college credentials include an M.S. in library and information science, and M.A. degrees in writing and interdisciplinary studies. She has served as a creativity facilitator and workshop leader in community, university, and corporate settings.
A life-long fan of music and musical theatre, Ms. de Giere involved herself with school and community productions, and wrote songs for children’s drama based on the Ramayana.
She knew almost nothing about the New York theatre scene until she launched a her first book project, a career biography of Stephen Schwartz. As part of that process, she developed www.MusicalSchwartz.com, and began publishing an email quarterly newsletter The Schwartz Scene.
Carol is married to Terry de Giere, a photographer, chef, and web designer who helped create MusicalSchwartz.com. They moved from Iowa to the New York City metropolitan area in 2002 and currently reside in Connecticut.
PHOTO: Carol de Giere and her novelist friend Gregory Maguire at the opening night for Wicked in San Francisco