Deborah Froese

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Deborah Froese (born 1957) [1] is a Canadian Mennonite writer from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Career

Between 1979 and 1989, Froese worked as an audio-visual producer and photographer at VIP Communications Ltd. in Winnipeg. In 1994, she participated in the Manitoba Writers' Guild Mentorship Program, which led her toward writing; her first book, The Wise Washerman, was published two years later. From 2007 to 2017, Froese was Mennonite Church Canada's news services director.[ citation needed ] Between 2014 and 2017, she was an editorial director at Rebelight Publishing Incorporated, after which she became self-employed as a writer, editor, writing coach, and writing instructor.[ citation needed ]

Works

The Wise Washerman (1996)

The Wise Washerman: A Folktale from Burma, illustrated by Wang Kui, was published October 1, 1996 by Hyperion Books.

The book received positive reviews from Publishers Weekly , School Library Journal , Canadian Children's Literature, and the Manitoba Library Association. [2]

Publishers Weekly provided a positive review of the booking, highlighting its multicultural appeal by allowing readers to "get a taste of Burmese names and works, for which phonetic pronunciations are supplied parenthetically." [3] They also complimented Kui's work, calling the illustrations "lavish," "extravagant," "almost-psychedelic," "[d]istinctive and imaginative." [3] Writing for School Library Journal, Marilyn Larusso noted that "children old enough to appreciate trickery, cleverness, and justice will enjoy this tale." [2] Canadian Children's Literature's Joanne Findon said the book was ""straightforward and lively" and "highlights the value of hard work in a lighthearted way." [2] Harriet Zaid, Manitoba Library Association, noted that Froese "writes lyrically. Her gentle, formal style, using elevated language, evokes pictures of ancient ordered times." [2]

The book won the Our Choice Award from the Canadian Children's Book Centre. [2]

Out of the Fire (2002)

Out of the Fire was published January 1, 2002 by Turtleback Books. The book received a positive review from Booklist, as well as the following accolades:

Out of the Fire was translated into German and published by Beltz & Gelberg.[ citation needed ] In 2005, it was shortlisted for the Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis.[ citation needed ]

Publications

Articles in Canadian Mennonite

Books

Personal

Froese was born in Winnipeg in 1957 in and attended the University of Manitoba. [2] She currently lives in Manitoba with her husband and three sons. [2] They are members of First Mennonite Church of Winnipeg, where Froese teaches Sunday school classes. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Deborah Froese. Out of the Fire. Sumach Press.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Froese, Deborah". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  3. 1 2 "Children's Book Review: The Wise Washerman: A Folktale from Burma by Deborah Froese, Author, Wang Kui, Author, Wang Kui, Illustrator Hyperion Books $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7868-0291-3". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  4. ↑ "Best Books for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2006-09-29. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  5. 1 2 Froese, Deborah (2010-04-01). "Thelma Meade: "I know where I go": An Aboriginal elder's experience with the church". Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology. 11 (1): 53–61. ISSN   1492-7799.
  6. ↑ Froese, Deborah (2017-11-01). "What is the Spirit writing on our hearts?". Canadian Mennonite. 21 (21).
  7. ↑ "It's all about trust". Canadian Mennonite Magazine. 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  8. ↑ "Meta-morphosis". Canadian Mennonite Magazine. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  9. ↑ "How to avoid 'a tense faith'". Canadian Mennonite Magazine. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  10. ↑ "Mennonite helps Lutherans commemorate the Reformation". Canadian Mennonite Magazine. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  11. ↑ "Celebrating a legacy of respect". Canadian Mennonite Magazine. 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  12. ↑ "A new song for Special Assembly 2017". Canadian Mennonite Magazine. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  13. ↑ "Supporting women's education with a party and a quilt". Canadian Mennonite Magazine. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  14. ↑ "Canada 150: Facing the long divide". Canadian Mennonite Magazine. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  15. ↑ "Prosthetic limb leads to new hope for Syrian refugee". Canadian Mennonite Magazine. 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  16. ↑ "Donations sought to send youth to special delegate assembly". Canadian Mennonite Magazine. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  17. ↑ "An idea worth sharing". Canadian Mennonite Magazine. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  18. ↑ "Film on COs wins awards and attention". Canadian Mennonite Magazine. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  19. ↑ "Assembly 2016 resolution about more than BDS". Canadian Mennonite Magazine. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
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