Deborah hopkinson biography
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Hopkinson, Deborah 1952-
PERSONAL:
Born February 4, 1952, in Lowell, MA; daughter of Russell W. (a machinist) and Gloria D. Hopkinson; married Andrew D. Thomas (a teacher); children: Rebekah, Dimitri. Education: University of Massachusetts—Amherst, B.A., 1973; University of Hawaii, M.A., 1978. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, hiking, gardening, history.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Corvallis, OR. Office—Oregon State University Foundation, 850 S.W. 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333.
CAREER:
Manoa Valley Theater, Honolulu, HI, marketing director, 1981-84; University of Hawaii Foundation, Honolulu, development director, 1985-89; East-West Center, Honolulu, development director, 1989-1994; Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, director of grants, 1994-2004; Oregon State University Foundation, Corvallis, director of foundation relations, 2004—.
MEMBER:
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Merit award, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, 1991; work-in-progress grant recipient, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, 1993; International Reading Association Award for Young People, 1994, for Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text, 1999, for A Band of Angels, 2004, for Apples to
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Deborah Hopkinson
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Deborah Hopkinson Papers
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Collection
Identifier: CLRC-2332
Scope and Contents
The collection contains drafts, correspondence, research, proofs, and related materials for children's books written by author Deborah Hopkinson. Her papers also contain material related to her magazine articles and stories, primarily ones featured in Cricket, unpublished stories, and some professional writings from her career in development and philanthropy organizations.
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Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
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Biographical / Historical
Deborah Hopkinson was born in February 1952 in Lowell, MA. She earned a BA in English from the University of Massachusetts and an MA in Asian Studies from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. The author of dozens of books for young people, inc