Before I was one, I loved to read books-or at least, pretend to. I couldn't walk yet but I would crawl to the bottom shelf for what I wanted. My Grandma says my books were placed near the floor for that very reason, and my mother speaks of me pulling my favorite book from the shelf and crawling back to the couch with the book safely in tow.

I would sit on the couch and pretend to read, speaking the language of some foreign diplomat-or perhaps, the tongue of angels, my mother wasn't quite sure which, and when I was done, I would crawl back to the shelf for another story.

When I am not writing I'm reading. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, I am an avid reader of the scriptures and books of spiritual merit. I have been married 22 years and enjoy teaching and working with youth and children-including my own three girls.

A published writer since 1987, I have published various newspaper and magazine articles for teens and adults. "A River of Stones," is my first book.

PUBLISHING CREDITS:

"Try a Date With Your Husband," The Green Sheet, December 10, 1987

"Anniversaries—Home Style", Ensign, August 1988

"Candy! Cupcakes! Carnivals! School fundraising for fun and profit," Parent Express, August 1988

"Dating 101," Bread, February 1989

"Simplified Babysitting," Latter-Day Woman, March 1989

"Clothing Cents," Latter-Day Woman, fall 1989

"Boy’s feelings were nothing to sniff at," Sacramento Bee, December 1, 1991

"Teaching Accountability," Ensign, December 1995

"Treasures From Your Cave," The Country Register, April/May 1997

"A Stitch of Black," Golden Age Monthly, May 1997

"Is There Really Life After Scrapbooking?" Creating Keepsakes, Nov/Dec 1997

"Chimp Warfare and the Bedtime Blues," Healthy Family Magazine, November 2001

"Pickles for Puckles," Healthy Family Magazine, scheduled for Spring 2001

"The Heart’s Voice" - National Association of Women Writers October 2001

"Ladder Up," Personal Journaling Magazine, March/April 2002

"Intense Juice," Oquirrh Muse, May 2002

"Intense Juice," Of Good Report, June 2002

"A River of Stones," (Teen Novel) Published by American Book Publishing, Fall 2002

"Camel Crazy", September 2002

"Someday My Kiss Will Come", December 2002

CONTESTS:

"The Queen’s Hut," (Children’s Picture Book) Third place award, League of Utah Writers, September 12, 1998

"Camel Crazy," (Children’s Picture Book) Third place award, Oquirrh Writers, November 1998

"A Rose of Value," (Poem) Honorable Mention, Oquirrh Writers, November 1998

"Pickles for Puckles," (Children’s Poetry) Third place award, League of Utah Writers, September 16, 2000

"Ark of my Dreams," (Teen Novel) Honorable Mention, League of Utah Writers, September 16, 2000

"The Royal Daughters," (Fiction) Honorable Mention, Oquirrh Writers, November 2000

"The Kiss of Life," (Inspirational) Honorable Mention, Oquirrh Writers, November 2000

"Simple Things," (Nonfiction) Honorable Mention, Oquirrh Writers, November 2000

"Casey Knew," (Children’s poetry) Honorable Mention, Oquirrh Writers, November 2000

"A River of Stones," (Teen Novel) Honorable Mention, Oquirrh Writers, November 2001

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

Creative Writing teacher, Granite School District, Hunter High Community School June 16-July 21 1998

Literature judge, Reflections Awards Program, Hunter Council PTA—1999 to 2002

League of Utah Writers Chapter President—Oquirrh Chapter—1999-2000

Editor of "Neighbor 2 Neighbor," Published by the Copperhill 8th Ward, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, May 3, 1998-September 1, 1999

Utah League of Writers - Speakers Bureau – 2001 – 2002

Email: kathy@ariverofstones.com