Teri Roche Drobnick
Teri is a licensed clinical social worker, currently writing full-time. She enjoys writing for children and adults and has been published in Best Self, The Keep Things, Art Doll Quarterly, Stuffed, Where Women Create, What Women Create, and Greet Lafayette. Her debut children’s picture book, MOVING DAY, is now available for preorder. Her memoir, A DAUGHTER'S LONG GOODBYE, And Friendships Stronger Than Alzheimer's, is currently out on submission. Teri is represented by Stephen Fraser at the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency. Teri lives in Petaluma, CA with her husband and writing companion, Hobie, a Goldendoodle. When she's not writing, Teri can be found hiking or rowing on the Petaluma River.
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