Heather Lende
Heather Lende is an author, news writer, and former member of the borough assembly from Haines, Alaska, a position she held from 2016-2019.[1][2]
In 2021, Lende was named Alaska's writer laureate,[3] and her books include: If You Lived Here I'd Know Your Name, Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs, Find the Good and Of Bears and Ballots.
Lende was born and raised in New York where she attended the Locust Valley Friends Academy. She received a BA from Middlebury College before relocating to Alaska in 1984, and an MFA University of Alaska, Anchorage.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Heather Lende, whose memoirs chronicle life in Haines, is named Alaska State Writer Laureate". Anchorage Daily News. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ Hickman, Matt (2021-10-21). "Time on Haines Borough Assembly source of Heather Lende's new book 'Of Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small Town Politics'". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ Swasey, Mike (2021-05-21). "Heather Lende of Haines named Alaska's Writer Laureate". KHNS-Haines. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Bio, Heather Lende". 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "A Local's Guide to Haines". Retrieved 2022-08-29.
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