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Theresa Ackerman |
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Theresa |
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08 dec 1943 |
Coos Bay OR  |
- For most people, taking 15 years to write a book may seem like a marathon, but for Hillsboro author Theresa Verboort, it was worth the wait.
Last year, Verboort won the WILLA Literary Award for the Best Young Adult Fiction of 2019 written by a Western woman for her book "The Communing Tree." The award was presented at the Women Writing the West Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
"I gave my little acceptance talk… (and) I had a couple of people come up and tell me they were inspired by the fact that I'm so old and managed to pull this off," said Verboort.
Her advice?
"You have to be persistent, and you have to get advice from people who know about writing," Verboort explained.
Verboort's novel tells the story of 16-year-old Judith and her family, who live in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness of southwestern Oregon in 1979, convinced that the end times are coming. Her father is a Vietnam veteran who is living with post-traumatic stress disorder after returning from war.
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Vrouwelijk |
| Persoon-ID |
I111 |
Verboort |
| Laatst gewijzigd op |
1 jan 2022 |
| Gezin |
Richard Verboort, geb. 03 jun 1937, Mount Angel Oregon |
| Getrouwd |
1960 |
| Kinderen |
| | 1. James Richard Verboort, geb. 20 aug 1962, Oregon |
| | 2. Julianna Marie Verboort, geb. 17 aug 1963, Oregon |
| | 3. Rachel Ann Verboort, geb. 31 dec 1964, Oregon |
| | 4. Laura Eileen Verboort, geb. 12 dec 1966 |
| + | 5. Camille Ruth Verboort, geb. 10 dec 1970 |
| + | 6. Peter Damian Verboort, geb. 19 Mrt 1973, Oregon |
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| Laatst gewijzigd op |
27 okt 2009 |
| Gezins-ID |
F76 |
Gezinsblad | Familiekaart |
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