Terry Trueman was born in Birmingham, Alabama on December 15, 1947.
He grew up in the northern suburbs of Seattle Washington where the family moved while he was still a baby. He graduated from the University of Washington and holds masters degrees in Applied Psychology and Fine Arts (Creative writing) from Eastern Washington University.
Mr. Trueman is the author of six critically acclaimed and award winning novels for young adults (published by HarperCollins Children’s Books) and co-author of two non-fiction books for parents and educators with colleague and friend Michael Gurian.
Many of Mr. Trueman’s short stories have been anthologized in national collections. The above photo of Terry Trueman was taken during his presentation at the 2006 National Book Festival in Washington D.C. Trueman makes his home in Spokane Washington with his wife Patti. He travels extensively speaking about his work and writes every day. Visit Terry’s webpage at www.terrytrueman.com
