Catherine R. Dix

Catherine was born and raised in Deming, New Mexico. She graduated from New Mexico State University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science degree in soil science and has worked in Colorado's San Luis Valley as a conservationist for over a decade. Her first book, "Rosetta Stones," won the 2009 New Mexico Book Award in the "First Book" category. She earned a bronze medal in the 2009 Moonbeam Children's Book Award "Young Adult General Fiction" category, and was a finalist in the 2009 New Mexico Book Award's "Young Adult Fiction" category. Catherine is currently lying low, trying to complete her second novel.