About Me
A Few Things About Me:
I am the illustrator of Military Life: Stories and Poems for Children and the recipient of an SCBWI Work of Outstanding Promise Honor Award for a YA verse novel about a homeless girl who steals from churches. My poetry has appeared in Madness! Poetry and the St. Paul Almanac.
I have a B.S. in Commercial Art & Design from the University of Minnesota and an MFA in Writing for Children & YA from Hamline University. I am a member of SCBWI (Regional Advisor Emeritus) and HWA.
When not writing or illustrating, you can find me reading, digging in my garden, or walking my dog.
10 Things You May Not Know About Me:
- My nickname is Q. (Did you know there is a fictional character named Q in James Bond and Star Trek?)
- I share my first name with a cemetery in Kirkwood, Missouri.
- When listening, I doodle—a lot.
(Sometimes, it looks like I’m not listening.) - I read more kids books than books for grown-ups.
- If you have a tractor, I can probably drive it.
- I’ve had my stomach pumped two times. (Yuk!)
- My favorite class was art. (Duh!)
- I like black licorice. (It’s not why I had to have my stomach pumped.)
- I directed creative projects that had tie-ins with the Olympics, NASCAR, and Jurassic Park.
- I don’t have a favorite color. (Well, maybe blue.)
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