Steve Weitzenkorn is an award-winning author of historical fiction. His writing journey began while winding down his career as an organizational behavior consultant; in connection with that work, he co-authored The Catalyst Effect. His first novel, Shakespeare's Conspirator, is about a real woman who may have written many of Shakespeare's plays. Steve's second novel, The Edict, follows a young conversa and a young Jewish man seeking to flee the Spanish Inquisition. It was a finalist in a national literary contest. York, Big Medicine, portrays the travails of the enslaved man taken on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. His novels are focus on people living just outside the frame of famous stories.

Daughters of the Anusim, prior to publication and under the working title Legacy of Secrets, won the 2024 Arizona Literary Award for Best Novel.

Steve has a Ph.D. in Human Learning with an emphasis on organizational behavior. He has been honored with the William C. Byham Award for Innovation and Excellence in Training Technology and the Henkel Award for Global HR Excellence.

Steve lives in Arizona with his wife. He speaks to book clubs and community groups about his novels and the research supporting them.