Author

Maureen Doyle McQuerry is a novelist, poet and teacher. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area before it became Silicon Valley and now lives in WA State near the banks of the Columbia River. She writes books for children, teens and adults with a common thread of myth, mystery and magical realism. The Peculiars, Beyond the Door and Time Out of Time, are coming in 2012 from Abrams/Amulet.

Her poetry has appeared in many literary journals including the Southern Review, Smartish Pace and Relief Journal. She’s the author of the award winning poetry chapbook Relentless Light. And she believes every day should start with reading one good poem.

For many years Maureen taught middle school, high school and college, specializing in gifted education, and she still loves to give author presentations and writing workshops. During that time she published two non-fiction books, the Independent Publishers award winning Nuclear Legacy, written by students from Ukraine and the U.S., and a book for teachers, Student Inquiry.

She loves to travel, hike, bike and eat almond croissants. Eagles, wood ducks, a friendly owl and raccoons visit her yard. In general she tries to keep up with the rest of her family’s adventures and creative endeavors. Her daughter is an award winning poet, her son a photographer and wizard of all things technical and her husband, the true renaissance man.