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Deborah Lee Luskin

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Deborah Lee Luskin moved from New York City to Vermont in 1984 to write, garden, keep bees, and raise daughters. She has been an editorial columnist, radio commentator, pen-for-hire, and blogger. Luskin has also enjoyed a long career as an educator, teaching writing and literature-based humanities to gifted elementary writers, college students, new adult readers, lifelong learners, healthcare workers, and prison inmates. Since 2016, Luskin has been facilitating the on-going Rosefire Writing Circle, a place to write in community with support. Engaged in civic life, Luskin practiced restorative justice as a volunteer at the Brattleboro Community Justice Center and served as the elected Town Moderator in Newfane, Vermont. She holds a PhD Engli ...more

IPPY GOLD MEDAL WINNER

Deborah Lee Luskin’s debut novel, Into the Wilderness, has been awarded the Independent Publishers’ Gold Medal for Regional Fiction. Into the Wilderness is a love story set in Vermont in 1964. The book was published by White River Press in February, 2010; an electronic edition was released in April, 2011.
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Published on May 28, 2011 17:21 Tags: 1964, award-winner, gold-medal, ippy, marlboro-music-festival, regional-fiction
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Reviving Artemis by Deborah Lee Luskin
"Gutsy and determined, Deborah Lee Luskin steps into the woods and her community to observe and learn. Undaunted and deliberate she follows where the tracks lead, gaining comfort with the unfamiliar, a sense of connection, safety, and purpose."
Reviving Artemis by Deborah Lee Luskin
"I just finished Reviving Artemis! I loved it! The book ties up the intertwining narratives so beautifully- a book about killing a deer, but so much more. In many ways I found it a take on the classic quest genre, the same genre that saves many from p" Read more of this review »
Reviving Artemis by Deborah Lee Luskin
"I really loved this book. Such thougthful prose and real honesty about the insecurities, fear and doubts that all of us women face. I trusted this author completely as she led me in to the woods of Vermont. It was very well written. Her craft and goo" Read more of this review »
Reviving Artemis by Deborah Lee Luskin
"I highly recommend this gripping, entertaining book, especially for those of us who have an immediate, negative reaction to guns and hunting. What I learned is that hunting is about so much more than guns and shooting animals. Hunting is learning abo" Read more of this review »
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“Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”
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Mahatma Gandhi
“Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”
Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi: An Autobiography

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