Margaret Chrislock Gilseth - Author

Contact Information

Address:

Saint Charles, MN 55972

Book Category: Young Adult Fiction

Books

Julia's Children: A Norwegian Immigrant Family in Minnesota. Askeladd, 1987 Home on Kilimanjaro. Askeladd, 1998.

Highlights

Margaret Chislock Gilseth was born and raised in rural Wanamingo, MN, and attended a one-room rural school. She graduated from Augsburg College, and earned an M.A. degree in Christian education at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. For twenty-five years she taught English in high schools in Minnesota, South Dakota and Washington. She spent four rewarding years in Tanzania, Africa, in the foothills of Kilimanjaro with her husband and son. She and her husband were teachers at Marangu Teacher Training College. After retirement she has persued her writing, done volunteer work and taught Norwegian in community education programs. Margaret currently lives in St. Charles, MN. She has been a resource person in elementary schools both on the subject of Norway and of creative writing. In 1987 she published a novel, Julia's Children, and is acquainted with self-publishing.

Awards

Presentations

I make school and library visits on the subject of Norway and Africa. I use artifacts, wear a costume, demonstrate language and use some tapes and slides. I am also a resource person for creative writing. My experience has been with sixth graders, but would meet with other age groups. I presented at A Young Author's Conference in Winona, MN, March 1997. (Hiawatha Valley Education District)

Fees

Negotiable.

Added: 1/8/2001

Updated: 2006/07/18:0