In 1992, Lois was awarded the Margaret A. Lois was the author of over 50 books, ranging from children's picture books to poetry to adult non-fiction, but is best known for her young adult suspense novels, which have received Young Readers Awards in 16 states and three foreign countries.
Over 300 of her articles and stories appeared in such publications as Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, McCall's, Good Housekeeping, and Reader's Digest, and for many years she was a contributing editor for Woman's Day. Throughout her high school years she wrote regularly for young people's publications, particularly Seventeen.Īs an adult, Lois moved to Albuquerque, NM, where she taught magazine writing for the Journalism Department at the University of New Mexico and continued to write for magazines. She submitted her first story to a magazine at age 10 and became published at 13. She knew from early childhood that she wanted to be a writer.
Lois Duncan (1934-2016) was born in Philadelphia, PA, and grew up in Sarasota, FL.
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