Vickie L. Gardner

I am an author of children’s stories, children's series, middle-grade fiction, short stories, and novels. I have had a passion for writing since I was a young girl, often curling up in the old gold lounge chair, in the coolness of our basement, penning adventures stories like the ones I read in the Nancy Drew Mysteries series.

I am a three-time graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature, a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and a member of the Pikes Peak Writers Group of Colorado.

I am fortunate to have been blessed to have a few stories published or recognized. In August 2021, my first early reader book, The Adventures of Darby- Darby and the Dollberry Dare was released in 2021. Titles two and three, Darby Meets Tall Town (07/2022), and Darby's Polka Dots and Pretties (10/2022) have recently been released. We are currently working on my next project which is publishing Darby and the Dollberry Dare in Spanish - Darby y el Dollberry Se Atreven.

In May 2018, my first children's novel 'The Ghost of Morgan Gulch' was released. A lifetime dream had been accomplished. In response to a contest sponsored by The Sportsman's News, in which I won second prize, I authored a short story, 'The Hunter's Dream', which was published in The Sportsman's News (digital) in 2015. I received Honorable Mention for my romance genre story 'Love on the Wild Frontier', announced in The Writers' Journal in 2010.

I enjoy music, photography, jewelry making, and spending time with my family. While I am out enjoying another favorite hobby, traveling, I am always on the lookout for new ideas and new adventures for my next story.

I grew up in Littleton, Colorado, where I live with my husband. I have two children and four grandchildren.