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American poet and children's book writer
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Linda Boyden
Boyden with her book Powwow's Coming in 2020
Born (1948-07-06) July 6, 1948 (age 76)
Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Poet
  • Children's books writer
Years active1970–present
Spouse John P. Boyden ​(m. 1988)​

Linda Boyden (born July 6, 1948) is an American poet and children's books writer.

Background

Born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Boyden is the daughter of Ray Simmons and Marie Dargis Simmons. She is of French-Canadian and Cherokee descent and is a member of the United Lumbee Nation. As a child, she told stories to her dolls and to younger children. Enjoyment of reading led her to wish that she could be a writer. In 1970, she graduated from Framingham State College with a bachelor of science in education degree. She received a master's of education degree from the University of Virginia in 1992.

Career

Boyden began teaching first grade in a school in Baltimore in 1970 and taught "on and off" for 17 years. Her career focus shifted to writing after she and her husband moved to Maui in 1997. The first acceptance of her work by a publisher came in 2000.

Awards

Boyden received both the First Place Award and an Honorable Mention for her poems in the 5th Annual Pleasanton Poetry, Prose & Arts Festival. She was named Writer of the Year for Children's Books, 2002-2003 by the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. Wordcraft Circle also named The Blue Roses its Book of the Year for Children's Literature. The Blue Roses has received the 2003 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, in the pre-K-3 division, sponsored by The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College. The book is also included in the University of Wisconsin, Madison's Cooperative Children's Books Center Choices 2003 list. In 2000, Boyden won the Lee & Low Books first New Voices Award for her book The Blue Roses. The award was accompanied by a contract for publication and a $1,000 cash grant.

Personal life

In 1988, she married engineer John P. Boyden.

Books by Linda Boyden or containing her work

Children's books

  • The Blue Roses, Lee and Low Books, 2002.
  • Powwow's Coming, University of New Mexico Press, 2007

Anthologies

  • Woven on the Wind: Women Write about Friendship in the Sagebrush West, Linda Hasselstrom, Gaydell Collier, Nancy Curtis (Editors), Mariner Books, 2001.
  • Through the Eye of the Deer, Carolyn Dunn & Carol Comfort (Editors), Consortium Books, 1999.
  • Maui Muses, Vol. II, edited by Maui Live Poets, 1997.


Notes

References

  1. ^ "Boyden, Linda 1948-". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "'Roses': Book's originality earns praise". The Honolulu Advertiser. Hawaii, Honolulu. May 4, 2002. p. E 6. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Coming up 'Roses'". The Honolulu Advertiser. Hawaii, Honolulu. May 4, 2002. p. E 1. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Book Talk: With Linda Boyden." Archived 2010-12-28 at the Wayback Machine Lee & Low Books. (retrieved 16 July 2011)
  5. ^ "New Children's Book". Albuquerque Journal. New Mexico, Albuquerque. December 16, 2007. p. 56. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

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