Candace Simar is a writer and poet from Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, in the heart of Lake Country. As a life-long Minnesotan, the grandchild of immigrants, Candace nurtures a passion for Minnesota History.
Publishing her Minnesota-based historical novels, ABERCROMBIE TRAIL 2009, POMME DE TERRE 2010; BIRDIE 2011; and BLOOMING PRAIRIE 2012, has been a dream come true.
Her poetry expresses her deep connection to all things Minnesotan and has received awards from the Bob Dylan Creative Writing Contest, the League of Minnesota Poets, the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, and the Brainerd Writers Alliance. FARM GIRLS (River Place Press 2013) co-written with her sister, Angela F. Foster, celebrates bits of memoir and story about growing up on a Minnesota dairy farm. BIRDIE received the 2012 Spur Award for best juvenile fiction set in the west. BLOOMING PRAIRIE was honored as a finalist for the 2013 Spur Award. Candace is a grateful Five Wings Arts grant recipient.
Publishing her Minnesota-based historical novels, ABERCROMBIE TRAIL 2009, POMME DE TERRE 2010; BIRDIE 2011; and BLOOMING PRAIRIE 2012, has been a dream come true.
Her poetry expresses her deep connection to all things Minnesotan and has received awards from the Bob Dylan Creative Writing Contest, the League of Minnesota Poets, the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, and the Brainerd Writers Alliance. FARM GIRLS (River Place Press 2013) co-written with her sister, Angela F. Foster, celebrates bits of memoir and story about growing up on a Minnesota dairy farm. BIRDIE received the 2012 Spur Award for best juvenile fiction set in the west. BLOOMING PRAIRIE was honored as a finalist for the 2013 Spur Award. Candace is a grateful Five Wings Arts grant recipient.
Genres: Western, Historical
New and upcoming books
Series
Abercrombie Trail
1. Abercrombie Trail (2009)
2. Pomme De Terre (2010)
3. Birdie (2011)
4. Blooming Prairie (2012)
1. Abercrombie Trail (2009)
2. Pomme De Terre (2010)
3. Birdie (2011)
4. Blooming Prairie (2012)
Novels
Shelterbelts (2015)
Escape To Fort Abercrombie (2018)
Follow Whiskey Creek (2022)
Sister Lumberjack (2024)
Escape To Fort Abercrombie (2018)
Follow Whiskey Creek (2022)
Sister Lumberjack (2024)
Collections
The Glory of Ordinary Time (2018)
The Spoilt Quilt and Other Frontier Stories (2020) (with Sandra Dallas and Larry D Sweazy)
Why Cows Need Cowboys (2021) (with others)
Librarians of the West (2021) (with others)
The Spoilt Quilt and Other Frontier Stories (2020) (with Sandra Dallas and Larry D Sweazy)
Why Cows Need Cowboys (2021) (with others)
Librarians of the West (2021) (with others)
Non fiction show
Candace Simar recommends
It's Murder You Betcha (2024)
(Quirky Murder Mystery, book 2)
Jeanne Cooney
"A book that will keep you reading past bedtime, Bravo Jeanne Cooney for another well-told tale."
Books containing stories by Candace Simar
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