Degrees
BA in Journalism, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1973
MFA in Creative Writing, University of Alaska Anchorage, 1985

Awards
1993 Edgar Award for A Cold Day for Murder
1999 Best Female Sleuth Series, Romantic Times
2001 Woman of Achievement, YWCA Alaska
2003 Woman of Distinction, Anchorage Soroptimists
2004 CLIA, Alaska Center for the Book
2007 Woman of Distinction, South Peninsula Haven House
2007 Meeting Champion (with Dee Ford), ACVB
2007 Governor’s Award, Individual Artist
2010 UAA Alumni Award of Distinction
2012 Nero Award for Though Not Dead
2017 Guest of Honor, Left Coast Crime 2017
2017 Artist of the Year, Homer Council on the Arts