Deborah Savage

25 Country Club Road, Greenfield, MA 01301
Phone: 413-658-7087 Email: dgsavage73@gmail.com

EDUCATION

MFA in Writing: Goddard College (Plainfield, VT)
Bachelor’s Degree in Individual Concentration (Writing and Illustration): University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Amherst, MA)

PUBLICATIONS

Novels

KOTUKU (Houghton Mifflin, 2002)
SUMMER HAWK (Houghton Mifflin, 1999)
UNDER A DIFFERENT SKY (Houghton Mifflin, 1997)
TO RACE A DREAM (Houghton Mifflin, 1994)
A STRANGER CALLS ME HOME (Houghton Mifflin, 1992)
FLIGHT OF THE ALBATROSS (Houghton Mifflin, 1988)
A RUMOUR OF OTTERS (HarperCollins 1984; Houghton Mifflin 1986)

Poetry

Dark Horse Magazine: “The Ice Man”
Spectrum Magazine: “Russian Dissidents”
Cross Currents Magazine: “The Price of Lamb”

Articles

Contributor/Co-Editor: Spectrum Magazine (University of Massachusetts undergraduate Literary Arts Magazine)
Contributing Editor: Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults: “When a Writer Visits a Classroom;” “Stepping Into Historical Fiction;” “Between the Cracks: Finding a Place for Young Adult Literature”
Hoofbeats Magazine: “Finding the Magic in a Fast Brown Horse”

Publication Awards

American Library Association Notable Book Award
Boston Authors Book Club Award
New York Public Library Best Book for Teens Award
Boston Public Library Best Books Award
Texas Reading Association Best Books Award
School Library Journal Book Selection
Parent’s Choice Magazine Remarkable Book for Literature
Preis de Leserratten/Reading Rats Prize (German children’s literature award)
Starred book reviews: Kirkus; Booklist; School Library Journal; VOYA; Publisher’s Weekly

FILM

FritzWagner Filmproduktion (Germany) / Top Shelf Productions (New Zealand): Cinema film FLIGHT OF THE ALBATROSS. Screenplay by Riwia Brown; adapted from the novel by Deborah Savage. Winner “Golden Bear” Children’s Film Award, Berlin International Film Festival

MURALS; EXHIBIT DESIGNS; ILLUSTRATIONS

Book and Poster Illustration

SURVIVING THE ISLAND OF GRACE, by Leslie Leyland Fields (St. Martins Press, 2002): Woodcut illustrations
THE WATER UNDER FISH, ibid (Trout Creek Press, 2000): Woodcut illustrations
Vermont Magazine (Middlebury, VT): Watercolor illustrations
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History (Brewster, MA): Woodcut poster, awarded National Museum Association Publication Award of Merit
New Zealand Planning Quarterly (Auckland, New Zealand): Woodcut cover illustrations
Crosscurrents Magazine (Hamilton, New Zealand): Woodcut cover illustration
Amherst Book and Plow Festival (Amherst, MA): Woodcut posters
Miniature Theater of Chester (Chester, MA): Pen and Ink poster
National Association of Storytellers Annual Conference: Woodcut poster

Exhibits; Murals; Museum Exhibit Designs

Discovery Center (Turner’s Falls, MA):Paintings from Edge Lands series exhibit
The Children’s Museum at Holyoke (Holyoke, MA): The Connecticut River at the Holyoke Dam mural
Hitchcock Center for the Environment (Amherst, MA): Recycling in the Natural World murals; Connecticut River Alphabet poster
Nuestras Raices/Tierra de Opportunidads Farm (Holyoke, MA): Nature Trail signs and maps; Entrance Kiosk paintings
Holyoke Merry-Go-Round (Holyoke, MA): Birthday Room Carousel Horses mural
Hadley Family Practice (Hadley, MA): Carousel Animals mural
Amherst Public Housing Authority (Amherst, MA): Amherst Farmer’s Market mural
Greenfield Community College (Greenfield, MA): 40th Anniversary Reunion mural
The Hotchkiss School (Lakeville, CT): Natural History of Lake Wononskopomuc exhibit
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History (Brewster, MA): Natural History of the Cape school outreach exhibits
Pratt Museum of Natural History at Amherst College (Amherst, MA): Geology Department murals
White Memorial Conservation Area Visitor’s Center (Litchfield, CT): En Plein Air Watercolors from Scotland exhibit
Northfield Mountain Conservation an Recreation Area Visitor’s Center (Northfield, MA): Woodcut prints exhibit
Berkshire Museum (Pittsfield, MA): Native American mural
Montour County Wildlife Preserve Visitor’s Center (Washingtonville, PA): Bird Identification Key drawings; Nature Trail sign drawings
Sharon Audubon Center (Sharon, CT): Natural history exhibits
Auckland Institute and Museum (Auckland, New Zealand): Nations of the Pacific mural; Animals A-Z exhibit design/paintings
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (MA) Theater Department; The Hotchkiss School (Lakeville, CT) Drama Department: Scenic Painter

ART and CREATIVE WRITING PROJECTS with YOUTH

Greenfield Recreation Department (Greenfield, MA): Welcome to Greenfield youth mural project
Wistariahurst Museum (Holyoke, MA): Programming Committee Member: Creating Holyoke Collaborative History Project, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Mural Project Artist/Coordinator: Windows Into History youth public mural project
One Book Holyoke Project (Holyoke, MA): Artist: OBH Project woodcut logo design. OBH Committee member. Course Instructor: One Book Holyoke Project
Holyoke Community College; Holyoke Juvenile Probation Department; The Children’s Museum at Holyoke (Holyoke, MA): Community Service Learning Faculty Scholar Collaborative Project Designer/Coordinator: WritingLIVE! youth creative writing project. Artist/Project Designer/ Team Facilitator: Transformations/Transformaciones collaborative youth mural project, funded by a grant from Community Foundation of Western Mass
Holyoke Housing Authority (Holyoke, MA): Artist/Project Designer: Lyman Terrace Fantasy River World and Train of Pride youth public mural projects. Awarded Massachusetts Chapter NAHRO (National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials) Outstanding Agency Award and NAHRO Award of Merit in Housing and Community Development
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke (Holyoke, MA): Artist/Project Designer: Blue Wall Playground youth mural project
Hitchcock Center for the Environment (Amherst, MA): Artist: Sawmill River Alphabet youth art project. Instructor: Nature Journals for Young People youth art workshops
Great Falls Middle School (Turners Falls, MA): Artist/Project Designer: Connecticut River Wildlife and Underwater Fantasy youth mural projects
Hampshire Educational Collaborative (Turners Falls, MA): Artist/Project Designer: 21st Century After-School Program in Art
Holyoke City Hall (Holyoke, MA): Artist/Project Designer: Doorways of Holyoke and Breaking Into Holyoke youth public mural projects.
Holyoke Public Schools (Holyoke, MA): Artist/Creative Consultant: Connections Summer and After-School Programs Science and the Environment project
Children’s Museum at Holyoke (Holyoke, MA): Coordinator: Museum Junior Volunteer Program. Artist/Project Designer: Wildlife Around the World and Canal Monster youth mural/art projects.

CREATIVE WRITING and ART RESIDENCIES in SCHOOLS and LIBRARIES

The Hotchkiss School (Lakeville, CT); Bloomsburg Regional High School (Bloomsburg, PA); Wilbraham Middle School (Wilbraham, MA); West Elementary School (Andover, MA); Saint Bernard Central Catholic High School (Fitchburg, MA); Erving Elementary School (Erving, MA); South Hadley Middle School (So. Hadley, MA); The Hackley School (Tarrytown, NY); JKF Middle School (Northampton, MA); Salisbury Central School (Salisbury, CT); Barnstable Middle School (Barnstable, MA); Athol Middle School (Athol, MA); Brookline Area Schools (Brookline, MA); Boston, Greenfield, South Hadley and Maynard Public Library Reading Programs (MA)

WRITER-IN-RESIDENCIES and CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

International Federation of Teachers of English Conference at Auckland Teacher’s College (Auckland, New Zealand): Speaker; Panel Member
New England Young Writer’s Conference at Bread Loaf, Middlebury College (Middlebury, VT): Creative Writing Seminar instructor
Hollins University Graduate Summer Program and Lecture Series (Roanoke, VA): Writer-in-Residence; Speaker
Gainesville Summer Writing Conference (Gainesville, FL): Writer-in-Residence
Vermont College Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children (Montpelier, VT): Visiting lecturer
University of Prince Edward Island Literature of Small Islands Conference (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island): Speaker/Presenter
Mid-Atlantic Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Conference (Roanoke, VA): Speaker/Presenter
Massachusetts Library Association Annual Conference (Hyannis, MA): Speaker
Annual Symposium of Authors and Illustrators of Children’s Books (Burlington, VT): Speaker
Cape Cod Writer’s Conference (Hyannis, MA): Speaker/Presenter
Pennwriter’s Conference (York, PA): Speaker
Bloomsburg University Literature for Young Adults Conference (Bloomsburg, PA): Speaker/Presenter
University of Massachusetts Perspectives in Children’s Literature Conference (Amherst, MA): Speaker
Massachusetts Association for Educational Media Annual Conference (Springfield, MA): Speaker
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Multicultural Seminar (North Adams, MA): Speaker

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Greenfield Public Schools (Greenfield, MA); Gill-Montague Public Schools (Turner's Falls, MA): Academic Tutor, Grades 1-12
Westfield State College (Westfield, MA): Instructor: English Composition; World Literature
Holyoke Community College (Holyoke, MA): Instructor: English Composition and Literature; Developmental Reading and Writing; Children’s Literature
Mount Wachusett Community College (Gardner, MA): Instructor: English Composition
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (North Adams, MA): Instructor: English Composition; Creative Writing/Young Adult Literature; Writing/Study Skills
Berkshire Country Day Secondary School (Lenox, MA): Teacher: English; Studio Art; Theater Arts. Advisor: Student literary magazine. Curriculum Development (English). Tutor: Writing and Reading skills
University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA): Tutor: Learning Disabled Students Services, College Writing, Reading, Study Skills
The Forman School (Litchfield, CT): Teacher: English and Art. Tutor: Writing, Study Skills, Reading. English curriculum development. Advisor, student literary magazine. Residential faculty