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About Kristin McGlothlin

Before becoming an award-winning author, Kristin McGlothlin was the Docent Coordinator for the Art Museum Fort Lauderdale and the Assistant Curator of Education for the Norton Museum of Art. At the Norton McGlothlin developed and directed the museum’s art and music programs. She has held other positions from instructor to coordinator throughout her career in art organizations and academic institutions. She has a B.A. in Art History and a B.A. and M.A. in English. Her M.A. thesis was on the author and illustrator Edward Gorey.

McGlothlin wrote and created the artwork for the children's picture book Andy's Snowball Storyabout the contemporary artist Andy Goldsworthy. Her poem "California T-Shirt" was published in the literary magazine Coastlines and "Roman Ruins in a Modern City" won a haiku contest and was read on Travel with Rick Steves. McGlothlin's short story The Red Doorwas one of twenty-three finalists among more than 400 entries in the Florida Weekly 2018 Writing Challenge.

Drawing with Whitman, the winner of the 2019 Moonbeam Silver Medal for Pre-Teen Fiction and the 2020 Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Honorable Mention Children Grade 4th-6th, is her debut middle-grade novel. It is the first book in the four-book series, the Sourland Mountain Series. A writer since she was thirteen, only now, like a million years later, has she settled upon it as her career. She lives in Jupiter, Florida.

More About Kristin

Kristin at age 3 — I was born Kristin Lynn Machin on December 7, 1969, in Detroit, Michigan. I am adopted and an only child.

Family at Lake George — I spent a lot of my childhood at Lake George, Michigan, with many families.

Newspaper clipping — I loved art. I took art lessons at the Toledo Museum of Art on Saturdays. And I was in the newspaper!

Kristin at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art — As an adult I worked at places such as the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art and Norton Museum of Art, where kids made art and saw famous artwork.

Kristin's cat, Karl — My cats are named Karl and Gabby. This is Karl.

Kristin at age 1 — I turned one year old and was given my first book!

Kristin climbing a tree — I liked growing up with a lot of trees and nature around me.

Caricature of Kristin — My parents and I went to Disney World, where this caricature was drawn of me and my cat Mousie.

Kristin presenting to kids for PBS — I also worked for the local PBS station, where I taught parents and children about the PBS program called *Ready to Learn!* It was fun.

Kristin with her parents — My parents read to me when I was a child.

Swim team photo — I was on a swim team—and I was the best backstroker on the team!

Kristin's class portrait — From an early age I was interested in writing and reading. I enjoyed writing letters to a pen pal who lived in Frankfurt, Germany. When my best friend moved away, we wrote letters to each other every week. I read Agatha Christie books, which are still my favorite today. I always had stories in my head and wrote some of them in my notebooks.

FAU graduation — From the University of Delaware I graduated with a BA in art history, then I went on to Florida Atlantic University, where I received a BA and an MA in English. I liked being in college because I got to read and write about my two favorite subjects: art history and literature!

Kristin playing dress-up with friends — I liked playing dress up with my friends and creating imaginary worlds.

Kristin playing piano — I played the piano.

Kristin's elementary school class — I was an average student in elementary, middle school, and high school. I was a better graduate school student on account of I liked the books better!

Kristin in Ireland — Today, along with being a full-time writer, I find it refreshing to be able to visit places far away from my home, like when I visited Ireland!

In 2020 I was interviewed by a Long Island newspaper group and by my public library group about Drawing with Whitman!