The Treasure Bird (mystery), McElderry/Macmillan (New York, NY), 1992.

Hobkin (fantasy), McElderry/Macmillan (New York, NY), 1992.

Otto from Otherwhere (fantasy), McElderry/Macmillan ( New York, NY), 1990.Ī Dig in Time (fantasy), McElderry/Macmillan ( New York, NY), 1991. Third place, Twilight Zone magazine writing contest, 1986, for 'Nereid' second place, National Society for Arts and Letters (San Antonio branch) short story contest, 1988, for 'The Truth in the Case of Eliza Mary Muller, by Herself' Edgar Allen Poe Award nominee, Mystery Writers of America, 1993, for The Treasure Bird Best Western Juvenile Fiction Award finalist, Golden Spur Awards, 1993, for The Switching Well The Ghost Sitter Edgar Award nomination, Anthony Award nomination, and William Allen White Award, all 2004, all for The Ghost Sitter. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Science Fiction Writers of America. City Public Service, San Antonio, TX, clerk, 1985-89 Manpower Temporary Services, San Antonio, temporary worker, 1990 ASCO, production assistant, 1991-95 Eckmann, Groll, Runyan & Waters, Inc., word processor, 1996. Politics: 'All systems fail eventually, and ours is going.' Religion: 'Agnostic.' Hobbies and other interests: 'Exploring the Net with a ‘Computer Gothic’ in view always reading history, archaeology, mysteries gardening.' Addresses Education: Attended Trinity University, 1979-80, and University of Texas at San Antonio, 1982-84. Born July 11, 1961, in Harlingin, TX daughter of William Jay (retired Air Force) and Sandra Sue (a Methodist lay pastor) Robinson married Michael David Griffin (a programmer for Bexar county), Jstepchildren: Morgan Leigh.

Switching well by peni r griffin