About lindacollison

Linda Collison is the author of the acclaimed historical novel STAR-CROSSED (Knopf; 2006) which led to the sequel, Surgeon's Mate; book two of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series (Fireship Press). She is also a writer of magazine articles, essays, literary fiction and poetry. With her husband Bob Russell she co-authored two guidebooks: Rocky Mountain Wineries; a guide to the wayside vineyards, and Colorado Kids; a statewide family outdoor adventure guide (Pruett Publishing). . Linda has received awards from Honolulu Magazine and Southwest Writers Workshop. In 1996 she was awarded the Grand Prize from the Maui Writers Conference for her fiction. Star-Crossed, her first novel, published by Knopf, was chosen by the New York Public Library to be among the BOOKS FOR THE TEEN AGE -- 2007. Star-Crossed was the inspiration for Surgeon’s Mate; book two of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series.

Graffiti

April 22; a snowy day in Steamboat Springs. Found moose scat by the house... A single magpie in the tree.   Graffiti Signs of our Being Alive and astonished Left [...]

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Coming of age, darkly: Fiction about deeply troubled teens

Best coming-of-age fiction about deeply troubled teens Coming of age is a threshold - but where does it lead? And what are we becoming? And while we grow out of [...]

By |2023-02-24T16:52:41-07:00February 24th, 2023|book recommendations, coming-of-age fiction, Water Ghosts, writing and publishing|Comments Off on Coming of age, darkly: Fiction about deeply troubled teens

My Guadalcanal Diary

Unspoken Word -- L.S. Collison           This work-in-progress is inspired by the personal wartime service album of Harry M. Collison, Jr. - my father -- [...]

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