Eileen Boggess

Born and educated in Iowa, Eileen Boggess earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, IA. As an undergraduate, she minored in English and Language Arts. Her first job after college was as a teacher for St. John/St. Nicholas Catholic School in Waterloo, Iowa, where she taught a combined class of fifth and sixth graders. She later moved to Urbandale, IA, where she taught middle school language arts and gifted education for St. Pius X School. While there, she coached Mock Trial, Future Problem Solvers, Destination Imagination, and speech and debate, and started a quarterly newspaper written and designed by students. In 2002, she branched out as a freelance writer, covering, among other things, education and business for the Press Citizen newspaper. In 2003, she won a writing contest sponsored by Writer’s Digest Magazine. She is an adjunct faculty member for Upper Iowa University and currently teaches a children’s literature course. She also supervises student teachers for the university. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators and an enthusiastic participant in the Iowa chapter’s activities.