Debby Dahl Edwardson Explained

Debby Dahl Edwardson
Birth Name:Deborah Dahl
Nationality:American
Other Names:Deborah Edwardson
Occupation:Writer
Education:Colorado College
Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA)
Years Active:2003–present

Deborah "Debby" Dahl Edwardson (born 1951) is an American author of young adult fiction.

Biography

Debby Edwardson was born Deborah Dahl in 1951 and grew up in Minnesota. She received a degree in English from Colorado College, and an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2005.[1]

In 2011, Edwardson was a finalist for the National Book Award in the young adult category.[2] She is an instructor at Iḷisaġvik College, a community college in Utqiagvik, Alaska.[3]

She and her husband George Edwardson have seven children.[4] She lives in Utqiagvik, Alaska.[5] She was the president of the North Slope Borough School Board.[6]

Books

Notes and References

  1. Mike Dunham. "Barrow author had to keep award nomination a secret". Anchorage Daily News, 2/15/2011.
  2. Mike Dunham. "Barrow writer among finalists for National Book Award". Anchorage Daily News, 10/13/2011.
  3. Sandy Solenberger. "Early education the focus of North Slope's first year in the Imagination Library". Arctic Sounder, 5/17/2011.
  4. Dermot Cole. "Barrow writer Debby Dahl Edwardson a finalist for National Book Award" Fairbanks Daily News Miner, 10/15/2011.
  5. http://www.adn.com/article/20111012/barrow-writer-among-finalists-national-book-award Barrow writer among finalists for National Book Award
  6. http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1107more_local_teachers_demanded_at_latest_joint "More local teachers demanded at latest joint education meeting".
  7. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestficya/bfya2011.cfm "2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults".
  8. Web site: Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth: 2010, by Ilene Cooper | Booklist Online.
  9. http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/debby-dahl-edwardson/my-name-not-easy/#review "MY NAME IS NOT EASY".