Darwin McBeth Walton

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1 General Information
2 Illinois Connection
3 Biographical and Professional Information
4 Published Works
5 Titles for Purchase and at Your Library
6 Literary Awards
7 Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances
8 External Links
9 Editing

[edit] General Information

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Name: Darwin McBeth Walton

Pen Name: None

Birth Year: 1926

Place of Birth: Charlotte, North Carolina

Website: www.scbwi-illinois.org/Walton.html

Email: JDMWALTON@aol.com

Contact Information: Author

[edit] Illinois Connection

As participant in the "Author in the Schools" program and the "Open Book" after school program in the Chicago inner-city, she is a frequent visitor to classrooms and libraries throughout the Chicago Metropolitan area.

[edit] Biographical and Professional Information

Darwin McBeth Walton grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. She attended Johnson C. Smith University, The Chicago Conservatory of Music, then, in 1973 earned her Master Degree from National-Louis University. That same year her first book, "What Color Are You?" was published. It was named a landmark book by the Chicago Historical Society. "Dance, Kayla!", Walton's first middle-grade novel, was named a best book of the year by Banks Street College. Walton brings music and twenty years of public school teaching to her reading and writing audience.