debra shirley

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Gender	Female
Industry	Arts
Occupation	Writer
Location	Colorado, United States
Introduction	My first love is poetry, but I wear lots of hats. I also write children's books,I am Director of after school and summer arts programming at two elementary schools, and I teach writing at the Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities. I'm married to a gifted artist, Scott H.Johnson, and I have an amazing 10-year old daughter. My children's book, Best Friend on Wheels was published by Albert Whitman & Company in 2008. Other work has been included in The Cortland Review, Margie Review: The American Journal of Poetry, The Adirondack Review and the Playwright's Showcase of the Western Region.
Interests	words, the sound of language, honeybees, textile arts, Southern Appalachian culture, poetry, fine cooking, fabric
Favorite Movies	Delicatessen, Il Postino, Spirited Away, Little Miss Sunshine, Ponette
Favorite Books	Best Friend on Wheels, Scarf Dancer, The Relatives Came, A Room of Her Own, The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Umbrellas or Else, Close Range Wyoming Stories, Out of the Dust, All the Pretty Horses