Antonia Felix

Antonia Felix is the author of twenty nonfiction books, a novel, short fiction, and drama. She is well-known for her biographies of women leaders, most notably Senator Elizabeth Warren, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, FoxNews, SkyNews, NPR, BBC, PBS’s “Washington Journal,” CNN International, and was featured in the award-winning 2010 documentary American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi.

Antonia has also written biographies on NATO Commander Wesley K. Clark, musical figures Andrea Bocelli, Harry Connick, Jr., and musical savant Tony Deblois, the latter three reflecting her professional background in music. She has also ghostwritten fiction and nonfiction titles.

She also wrote the column Green State, which addressed environmental and sustainability issues for the Emporia Gazette in Emporia, Kansas. The column was awarded statewide recognition in the 2011 Kansas Press Association Awards of Excellence competition.

Antonia’s one-act play, LA DIVINA, about opera legend Maria Callas, debuted at Minnesota Concert Opera in 2015 and starred soprano actress Andrea Cianflone.

Antonia has spoken at the Woman's National Democratic Club, Robert Dole Institute of Politics, Columbia-Montour Women’s Conference, Ozark and Tallgrass Creative Writing workshops, and Iowa Book Festival.

She received her M.A. from Texas A&M University, her M.F.A. from Wichita State University, and her Ed.D. from Makato.