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

References

Articles featuring Philana Marie Boles:
Interview with "The Brown Bookshelf"
Backstory interview on "Little Divas" with MJ Rose
"Sormag" blog interview
News article for "In the Paint"
News article for "Blame It on Eve"

External links
 Website for Philana Marie Boles
 Boles' blog, "The Love Spot"

American children's writers
People from Bowling Green, Ohio
People from Howard Beach, Queens
Bowling Green State University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)