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Sandra Dallas is an American author of fiction, young adult fiction novels, children's fiction books, and nonfiction books. Prior to her career as an independent author, she was a reporter and bureau chief for BusinessWeek magazine for the Denver region.[1][2] She is a 2003 recipient of the Spur Award for Best Western Novel.

Biography

Dallas received a degree in journalism from the University of Denver. She was a reporter for BusinessWeek for 25 years, and was the magazine's first female bureau chief. She began writing in the 1970s during her time as a reporter. She lives in Denver, with her husband, Bob, and has two grown daughters.[3]

Awards & honors

Works

Novels

  • Westering Women (January 2020)
  • The Patchwork Bride (June 2018)
  • The Last Midwife (September 2015)
  • A Quilt for Christmas (October 2014)
  • Fallen Women (October 2013)
  • True Sisters (April 2012)
  • The Bride's House (May 2011)
  • Whiter Than Snow (March 2010)
  • Prayers for Sale (April 2009)
  • Tallgrass (February 2008)
  • New Mercies (February 2006)
  • The Chili Queen (February 2003)
  • Alice's Tulips (October 2000)
  • The Diary of Mattie Spenser (May 1998)
  • The Persian Pickle Club (October 1995)
  • Buster Midnight's Cafe (April 1990)

Children's/Young Adult Novels

  • Hardscrabble (March 2018)
  • Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky (September 2014)
  • The Quilt Walk (September 2012)

Non-Fiction

  • The Quilt That Walked to Golden (September 2007)
  • Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps (March 1988)
  • Colorado's Homes (October 1986)
  • Gaslights and Gingerbread (October 1984)
  • Sacred Paint: Ned Jacob (January 1979)
  • Yesterday's Denver (December 1973)
  • Cherry Creek Gothic - Victorian Architecture in Denver (May 1971)
  • No More Than Five in a Bed: Colorado Hotels in the Old Days (July 1962)

References

  1. ^ "Sandra Dallas". Book Reporter. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  2. ^ Patti Thorn (October 7, 2008). "Interview with author Sandra Dallas". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ Patti Thorn (October 7, 2008). "Interview with author Sandra Dallas". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
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