Debby Dahl Edwardson

writing from the top of the world

School visits and workshops


contact me about school visits, virtual visits & writing workshops

I love sharing my life and work with young people. Through my presentations, I try to encourage students to read, write and think about their world in new ways.

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News and Events

Blessing's Bead in Top Ten!


Booklist has named Blessing's Bead to its 2010 Top 10 Books for Young People in Historical Fiction!

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Upcoming: Skype Tours!


Visit the arctic and the world of writing virtually with a skype author visit!

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My Writing

Writing for Young People
Blessing's Bead
a novel for young people about love, loss and finding your way home.
Whale Snow
A celebration of family and community.

"I believe that the only lastingly important form of writing is writing for children. It is writing that is carried in the reader's heart for a lifetime; it is writing that speaks to the future." ⎯Sonya Hartnett

See Where I Live
When DOES the sun rise and set in Barrow?
Learn about Alaska's Native Cultures
Experience education in the Arctic, historically.
Alaska History for Teachers, Students and Parents
Alaska for Kids
State of Alaska for Kids
Arctic Circle
Society of Children's Bookwriters and Illustrators
Authors Guild
Check out my online courses in writing for children at Writers on the Net
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