Sandra Dallas


Sandra Dallas is an American author of fiction, young adult fiction novels, children's fiction books, and nonfiction books. Prior to her career as an independent author, she was a reporter and bureau chief for BusinessWeek magazine for the Denver region. She is a 2003 recipient of the Spur Award for [Best Western Novel] and a 2008 recipient of the Spur Award for Best Western Short Novel.

Biography

Dallas received a degree in journalism from the University of Denver. She was a reporter for BusinessWeek for 25 years, and was the magazine's first female bureau chief. She began writing in the 1970s during her time as a reporter. She lives in Denver with her husband Bob and has two grown daughters.

Awards & honors

Works

Novels

  • Tough Luck
  • Where Coyotes Howl
  • Little Souls
  • Westering Women
  • The Patchwork Bride
  • The Last Midwife
  • A Quilt for Christmas
  • Fallen Women
  • True Sisters
  • The Bride's House
  • Whiter Than Snow
  • Prayers for Sale
  • Tallgrass
  • New Mercies
  • The Chili Queen
  • Alice's Tulips
  • The Diary of Mattie Spenser
  • Prayers for Sale
  • The Persian Pickle Club
  • ''Buster Midnight's Cafe''

Children's/Young Adult Novels

  • Tenmile
  • Someplace to Call Home
  • Hardscrabble
  • Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky
  • ''The Quilt Walk''

Non-Fiction