About

About me

Growing up my family and I moved a lot between different towns in Greenland. Books were a constant companion that offered me comfort and adventure. I loved reading them (but also drawing little doodles inside). When I was not reading I spent my days chasing outdoor adventures, where at night we would be hiding from the Northern Lights. My upcoming book SEASONS BY THE LAKE is inspired by my childhood in Greenland.

I have previously published a picture book ‘Kammalaat Sofusi’ (My Friend Sofus) in 2009, and an award-winning MG novel ‘Anitsiarfik’ (Recess) in 2007, in Greenland and Denmark.

Today I write from the wonderful Pacific Northwest surrounded by the majestic Olympic Mountains, the teeming Salish Sea and the Cascade Mountains with Tahoma towering over us. My husband and I have three boys and a sweetheart German Shepherd. Somehow two kitties have entered our dogs-only lives as well. I have heard that cats do that.

I am a member of SCBWI, a Children’s Book Academy graduate and a second year student of MFA in Creative Writing with a concentration in Non-fiction at the Institute of American Indian Arts. With a MS in Political Science from University of Copenhagen I worked in International Relations before moving to the US.