N. L. Sharp
Nebraska Author & Educational Writing Consultant

A Little About N. L. Sharp

MY EDUCATION

I have a Bacherlor's Degree in Elementary Education and a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in the area of Language Arts (with an emphasis in Writing) and an endorsement in Educational Library Media from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

I have taught kindergarten, first, second, and third grade, served as a READ (Reading Enrichment and Development) teacher, an Instructional Facilitator, and a Library Media Specialist.

I currently serve as an independent writing consultant for schools while I continue to study, write, and hone my own writing skills.

MY BOOKS AND AWARDS

THE FLOWER GIRL / THE RING BEAR, published by Prairieland Press, illustrated by James Hantula, and recently named an iParenting Media Award winner by Disney, is my fourth book for children.

EFFIE’S IMAGE, published by Prairieland Press, an Accelerated Reader title, was named a Teacher's Choice Award Winner by Learning Magazine in 2006, was a Nebraska Golden Sower Children's Choice nominee in 2007-2008, and was named an Honor Book in the children's category of the Nebraska Center for the Book Awards Program in 2005.

THE RING BEAR, published by Dageforde Publishing, was selected as the 2004 winner in the children’s category by Nebraska’s Center for the Book.

TODAY I’M GOING FISHING WITH MY DAD. published by Boyds Mills Press, was a Nebraska Golden Sower Children’s Choice nominee in 1995-1996 and is also an Accelerated Reader title.

MY BACKGROUND

I am a children's author and an educational writing consultant from Fremont, Nebraska. Born in the heart of the Sandhills (Valentine, Nebraska) I attended a one-room country schoolhouse where I was the only one in my class from kindergarten through the fifth grade. I loved school and books, and whenever anyone would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, the answer was always the same: a writer and teacher.

At the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, however, I majored in business--so I wouldn't starve--and took as many writing courses as I could. One day, my advisor told me I needed to take business courses, not electives, if I ever planned to graduate. Instead, following the lead of a roommate and the advice of a writing teacher, I switched my major to elementary education, concentrating once again on my first two loves.

Once I became a teacher, though, I allowed my love of teaching to overshadow my desire to become a writer. I got married, had three sons, and began to work on furthering my professional education. Before I knew it, years had passed and I had not written anything but parent newsletters and college research papers. I began to write and submit my stories in earnest, and my first book, TODAY I’M GOING FISHING WITH MY DAD, was accepted for publication in 1991.

Right now, I am taking some time away from the classroom so I may concentrate on my writing and my family. I am a wife, the mother of three sons and one daughter-in-law, and the grandmother of two adorable girls. I am also a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a niece, a cousin, and a friend, and all of these roles give me great joy and endless ideas for writing!

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