Stephanie Grace Whitson

Stephanie Grace Whitson (born 1952) is an American writer of historical fiction. A native of southern Illinois, she has lived in Nebraska, United States, since 1975. She began what she calls "playing with imaginary friends" (writing fiction) when, as a result of teaching her four homeschooled children Nebraska history, she was encouraged and challenged by the lives of pioneer women in the West.

Since her first book, ''Walks the Fire'', was published in 1995, Stephanie's fiction titles have appeared on the ECPA bestseller list numerous times and been finalists for the Christy Award, the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, and ''ForeWord'''s Book of the Year. Her first non-fiction work, ''How to Help a Grieving Friend'', was released in 2005.

Her interests include pioneer women's history, antique quilts, and French, Italian, and Hawaiian language and culture. Provided by Wikipedia