shirley@shirleydamsgaard.com
 

Biography

Shirley Damsgaard is an American writer living in the Midwest. In addition to short stories, she is currently working on her second suspense novel. She comes from a literary family. Her aunt, Maggie Damsgaard, was the author of numerous short stories and children books in the 1970’s.

IMPORTANT MILE STONES:

  • April 2002 - Speaker at the Sinipee Writers' Workshop
  • December 2001 - "A Time of Promise"-Julien’s Journal
  • October 2001 - "The Gift"-Julien’s Journal
  • April 2001 - First place for short fiction in the John Tigges Writing Contest at the Sinipee Writers' Workshop 
  • "Echoes from the Past"-Futures-The Anthology of Short Tales for Story Lovers (Volume 3, Issue 26)