Margaret Wurtele

MARGARET WURTELE is the author of three books, including the novel The Golden Hour and the memoirs Taking Root and Touching the Edge: A Mother’s Spiritual Journey from Loss to Life.

Wurtele holds a Master’s in Liberal Studies from Hamline University and built a career in arts fundraising, serving as development director for the St. Paul United Arts Fund and Managing Director for the Dayton Hudson Foundation. She also served on the boards of the Guthrie Theater, Minnesota Opera, and the Loft Literary Center, and is a co-founder of Hungry Mind Press, later known as Ruminator Press.

When she’s not writing, Wurtele and her husband own Terra Valentine Winery in California’s Napa Valley.

Margaret lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Napa Valley.

Margaret Wurtele’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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