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William Durbin - Author

Contact Information

Address:
2287 Birch Point Road
Tower, MN 55790
Phone: 218-753-3117
Cell:
Fax:
E-mail: wdurbin@uslink.net
Website: http://www.williamdurbin.com


Book Category: Nonfiction,Young Adult Fiction
Age Group:

Books



The Journal of Otto Peltonen, A Finnish Immigrant, Scholastic's My Name is America Series, 2000.

The Journal of Sean Sullivan, A Transcontinental Railroad Worker, Scholastic's My Name is America Series, 1999.

Wintering, companion to The Broken Blade, Delacorte, 1999 Arnold Palmer, Chelsea House, 1998.

Tiger Woods, Chelsea House, 1998. The Broken Blade, Delacorte, 1997.

Highlights

I am also a teacher with 24 years of classroom experience. I have an MA from Middlebury College, and I have supervised writing research projects for the National Council of Teachers of English, the Bingham Trust for Charity, and the Bread Loaf School of English. In addition to my novels, I've published poems, essays, and stories in a variety of journals and literary magazines.

Awards

Minnesota Book Award Nominee, 2001
NE Minnesota Book Award Nominee 2001

For The Broken Blade
Great Lakes Booksellers Association Award Winner, 1998
Minnesota Book Award Winner, 1998
Scholastic Book Club Selection, 1998
Boy's Life Magazine Serialization, 2000-2002
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age List, 1998
Northeast Minnesota Book Award Finalist, 1998
A Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year, 1998
North Carolina Book Award Nominee, 2000
New Hampshire Great Stone Face Award Nominee, 2000

Presentations

I can do workshops for any age level on any aspect of writing or publishing. These are some of the programs that I have conducted in the past: The Truth in Historical Fiction. Using my novels as examples, I discuss how historical material can be used to create a realistic work of fiction. How the people, places, and events in your own community can provide the back ground and essential framework for a novel. The Legend and a Legend to Be. I discuss the composition of my sports biographies of Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer, focusing on how to research and compose a work of nonfiction. Sense and Nonsense. Using "word play" to generate ideas for poems, stories, play, and essays. How to Beat Writer's Block. Ways to make the initial engagement in the writing process more enjoyable and productive and how to sustain your writing for a lifetime.

Fees

$400 per day in state, plus travel and lodging exp

Added: 4/12/2001

Updated: 2006/07/17:2