Margo L. Dill is a freelance writer and elementary school teacher, living in Mahomet, Illinois. Her work has appeared in publications such as Grit, Pockets, True Love, Missouri Life, ByLine Magazine, and The News-Gazette. She is a regular columnist and contributor to WOW! Women On Writing e-zine. Her first book, Finding My Place, a middle-grade historical novel, will be published by White Mane Kids. She writes a blog called, “Read These Books and Use Them,” for parents, teachers, and librarians. She also has a freelance editing business called Dill's Editor 911. When she's not writing, she loves spending time with her husband, stepson, and two dogs—Chester, a boxer, and Hush Puppy, a basset hound.
- Writing awards include first place in the annual Missouri Writers' Guild contest for poetry; First place in annual ByLine Short Story contest; Honorable mention in Writers' Digest contest in the children's category; Various writing awards for essays, short stories, and poetry.
- Bachelor's degree in English; Master's degree in elementary education; Certificate of completion from the Institute of Children's Literature.
- Missouri Lifetime Teacher certification for grades 1-8; English 7-9
- B.S. English, Truman State University (TSU)
- M.A.E. Elementary Education (TSU)
- Nine years critiquing experience
- Fourteen years teaching experience
- Two years teaching as a writing specialist for grades k-5
- Award- winning author
- Past President of the Missouri Writers’ Guild
- Experience editing children's writers' work, academic papers, memoirs, fiction novels, articles, essays, web sites, resumes, query letters, and newsletters
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