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CURRENT WRITING PROJECT: Starbird Ridge, Children’s monthly fiction series, Pockets Magazine, running 2004-2008

This historical fiction novel is a CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, is on the California Library Association’s 28 th Annual Booklist of Titles Recommended for Young Adults, and won the Washington Press Association’s award for Juvenile Fiction as well as the National Federation of Press Women’s award.

A Horse’s Tale, Parenting Press, 1989 (ed., Nancy Luenn) last story in book

Pockets, Clubhouse, Junior Trails, Highlights for Children, Brio, Touch Teen.

Currently teaches three series each year at Bellevue Community College
(Eight session classes on writing for children’s market)
Teaches regularly scheduled classes at North Seattle Community College here in Seattle (The Magic of Writing for Children)
Has put on workshops and seminars at writing conferences, including Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, The Oregon Writers Conference, Write on the Sound, Highlights for Children Writers Conference in Chattauqua, New York

Teaches a series of creative writing classes as a consultant in various elementary and middle schools, as well as libraries in Washington state. She has presented at

Monte Cristo Elementary, Granite Falls
Chestnut Hill Academy, Bellevue
Park Lodge Elementary
Sedro-Wooley Public Library
Mount Vernon City Library
Edison Elementary School, Bow, Washington
Penny Creek Elementary, Everett, Washington

Olympic Educational District Young Author’s Conference
Tukwila SD Young Author’s Conference




RESUME PEGGY KING ANDERSON *CURRENT WRITING PROJECT: Starbird Ridge,* Children’s monthly fiction series, Pockets Magazine, running 2004-2008 WRITING CREDITS, BOOKS: *The Fall of the Red Star* (co-authored with Helen Szablya) Boyds Mills Press, 1996, paperback edition, 2001 This historical fiction novel is a CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, is on the California Library Association’s 28 th Annual Booklist of Titles Recommended for Young Adults, and won the Washington Press Association’s award for Juvenile Fiction as well as the National Federation of Press Women’s award. *Safe at Home, Simon and Schuster, 1992 (Paperback, Aladdin Books) Dutch version published also, 1992 First Day Blues, Parenting Press, 1992 A Horse’s Tale, Parenting Press, 1989 (ed., Nancy Luenn) last story in book A Book of Christmas, Upper Room, 1988 (Two stories in this anthology) Coming Home, Glenn Abbey Press, 1988 WRITING CREDITS, MAGAZINES* *Pockets Magazine* Regular monthly story series (current series, Starbird Ridge, 2005- ) Willow Creek Series, 1992-1998 2110 Evergreen Street Series, 1986-1990 Additional freelance stories (fiction) to such magazines as: *Pockets, Clubhouse, Junior Trails, Highlights for Children, Brio, Touch Teen.* Nonfiction articles to: *Byline, Leader Magazine, Catholic Digest* *Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Newsletter* *Marriage and Family Living Magazine* TEACHING CREDITS: Currently teaches three series each year at Bellevue Community College (Eight session classes on writing for children’s market) Teaches regularly scheduled classes at North Seattle Community College here in Seattle (*The Magic of Writing for Children*) Has put on workshops and seminars at writing conferences, including Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, The Oregon Writers Conference, Write on the Sound, Highlights for Children Writers Conference in Chattauqua, New York Teaches a series of creative writing classes as a consultant in various elementary and middle schools, as well as libraries in Washington state. She has presented at Monte Cristo Elementary, Granite Falls Chestnut Hill Academy, Bellevue Park Lodge Elementary Sedro-Wooley Public Library Mount Vernon City Library Edison Elementary School, Bow, Washington Penny Creek Elementary, Everett, Washington As well as dozens of other schools and libraries in our state Frequent presenter at Young Author’s conferences, including Olympic Educational District Young Author’s Conference Tukwila SD Young Author’s Conference