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Zola Helen Ross (May 9, 1912 – November 20, 1989) (née Girdey) was a Pacific Northwest writer. She also taught writing and co-founded the Pacific Northwest Writers Association[1] with Lucile Saunders McDonald of The Seattle Times.[2][3] She wrote in various genres, including adventure, children's fiction, crime, mystery, and suspense. She was also the author of several Western historical novels; her male counterpart was Louis L'Amour.[4] The Pacific Northwest and the Great Basin are the settings for her stories, and they include the towns of Reno, San Francisco, and Seattle.[5] Ross occasionally wrote under the pseudonyms Helen Arre and Bert Iles. She taught writing at the University of Washington and the Lake Washington schools in Kirkland, Washington.[6] She was married to William Frank Ross, and lived in Seattle, Washington.[7]


Selected publications



Using pseudonym Helen Arre



Using pseudonym Bert Iles



Co-authored with McDonald



References


  1. "Zola Helen Ross, Author, 82". The New York Times. November 21, 1989. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  2. McDonald, Lucile Saunders; McDonald, Richard (1995). A foot in the door: the reminiscences of Lucile McDonald. Washington State University Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-87422-120-6. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  3. "About the Pacific Northwest Writers Association". Pacific Northwest Writers Association. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  4. James, Ronald Michael; Raymond, C. Elizabeth (1998). Comstock women: the making of a mining community. University of Nevada Press. pp. 278–. ISBN 978-0-87417-297-3. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. Vinson, James; Kirkpatrick, D. L. (1982). Twentieth-century western writers. Gale Research Co. p. 663. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  6. "Zola Ross". cowboydirectory.com. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  7. Lucia, Ellis (1969). This land around us: a treasury of Pacific Northwest writing. Doubleday. pp. xvii, 623. Retrieved 20 January 2012.


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