Catherine Friend Explained

Catherine Friend is an American writer of adult nonfiction, fiction, and children's books. Her works have won her four Goldie Awards from the Golden Crown Literary Society,^{[1] [2] [3]} the Minnesota Book Award for General Nonfiction,^[4] and Keystone to Reading Book Award for Primary.^[5] She was also a finalist for three Lambda Literary Awards^{[6] [7] [8]} and a Judy Grahn Award.^[9]

Personal life

For 25 years, Friend and her wife, Melissa, lived on Rising Moon Farm, a small farm in southeastern Minnesota, where they raised sheep and used their wool for yarn.^[10] The farm was 53 acres and housed sheep, llamas, goats, steers, ducks, chickens, and peacocks.^[11]

Education

Friend received Bachelor of Arts in economics and Spanish, as well as a Master of Science in economics.^[12]

Awards

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
2007	Hit by a Farm	Goldie Award for Lesbian Short Story/Essay Collections	Winner	^[13]
		Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction	Finalist	^[14]
		Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir or Biography	Finalist	^[15]
2008	A Pirate's Heart	Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance	Finalist	^[16]
	The Crown of Valencia	Goldie Award for Lesbian Speculative Fiction	Winner	^[17]
	The Spanish Pearl	Goldie Award for Dramatic General Fiction	Winner	^[18]
2009	Compassionate Carnivore	Minnesota Book Award for General Nonfiction	Winner	^[19]
	The Perfect Nest	Keystone to Reading Book Award for Primary	Winner	^[20]
	A Pirate's Heart	Golldie Award for Historical Romance	Winner	^[21]
2012	Sheepish	Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir or Biography	Finalist	^[22]

Publications

Books for adults

Fiction

• A Pirate's Heart (2008)
• The Copper Egg (2016)
• Spark (2017)

Kate Vincent Adventures

• The Spanish Pearl (2007)
• The Crown of Valencia (2007)
• Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old Macdonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat (2008)

Nonfiction

• Hit by a Farm: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Barn (2006)
• Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet (2011)

Books for young people

• My Head Is Full of Colors (1994)
• The Sawfin Stickleback: A Very Fishy Story, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino (1994)
• Funny Ruby (2000)
• Silly Ruby (2000)
• Well Done Worm! with Kathy Caple (2000)
• The Perfect Nest, illustrated by John Manders (2007)
• Barn Boot Blues (2011)
• The Broken Elevator, illustrated by Craig Orback (2013)

Eddie the Raccoon series

• Eddie the Raccoon (2004)
• Eddie and Little Skunk (2004)
• Eddie Digs a Hole (2004)
• Eddie In A Jam (2004)
• No Eggs for Eddie (2004)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2007 Award Winners. 2022-01-29. Golden Crown Literary Society.
2. Web site: 2008 Award Winners. 2022-01-29. Golden Crown Literary Society.
3. Web site: 2009 Award Winners. 2022-01-29. Golden Crown Literary Society.
4. Web site: Minnesota Book Awards Winners & Finalists. 2022-01-30. The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. en-US.
5. Web site: Previous Elementary Winners. 2022-01-30. Keystone State Literacy Association.
6. Web site: Gonzalez Cerna. Antonio. 2006-04-30. 19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards. 2022-01-30. Lambda Literary. en.
7. Web site: Previous Winners. 2022-01-30. Lambda Literary. en.
8. Web site: Gonzalez Cerna. Antonio. 2010-02-18. 21st Annual Lambda Literary Awards. 2022-01-30. Lambda Literary. en.
9. Web site: The Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction. 2022-01-30. The Publishing Triangle. en-US.
10. Web site: About. 2022-01-30. Catherine Friend.
11. Web site: Rising Moon Farm. 2022-01-30. Catherine Friend.
12. Web site: About. 2022-01-30. Catherine Friend.
13. Web site: 2007 Award Winners. 2022-01-29. Golden Crown Literary Society.
14. Web site: The Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction. 2022-01-30. The Publishing Triangle. en-US.
15. Web site: Gonzalez Cerna. Antonio. 2006-04-30. 19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards. 2022-01-30. Lambda Literary. en.
16. Web site: Gonzalez Cerna. Antonio. 2010-02-18. 21st Annual Lambda Literary Awards. 2022-01-30. Lambda Literary. en.
17. Web site: 2008 Award Winners. 2022-01-29. Golden Crown Literary Society.
18. Web site: 2008 Award Winners. 2022-01-29. Golden Crown Literary Society.
19. Web site: Minnesota Book Awards Winners & Finalists. 2022-01-30. The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. en-US.
20. Web site: Previous Elementary Winners. 2022-01-30. Keystone State Literacy Association.
21. Web site: 2009 Award Winners. 2022-01-29. Golden Crown Literary Society.
22. Web site: Previous Winners. 2022-01-30. Lambda Literary. en.