Was Melissa Bank or Kingsley Amis an American author?
Kingsley Amis Sir Kingsley William Amis, CBE (16 April 1922 – 22 October 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, various short stories, radio and television scripts, along with works of social and literary criticism. According to his biographer, Zachary Leader, Amis was "the finest English comic novelist of the second half of the twentieth century." He is the father of British novelist Martin Amis.
Elizabeth Sims Elizabeth Sims (born September 30, 1957) is an American writer, journalist, and contributing editor at "Writer's Digest" magazine. She is a former correspondent for the "Sarasota Herald-Tribune" and author of two series of crime novels, including her Rita Farmer Mystery Series, originally published by St. Martin's Press Minotaur and Lillian Byrd Crime Series, originally published by Alyson Books. She has also published a stand-alone novel, "Crimes in a Second Language", under her personal imprint, Spruce Park Press. Her nonfiction works include "You've Got a Book in You: A Stress-Free Guide to Writing the Book of Your Dreams", published by Writer's Digest Books, articles, short stories, poems, and essays for magazines and books. She also serves as a coach and mentor for new and aspiring writers and offers keynote speeches and presents workshops at writer's conferences around North America.