Biography
Gay Monteverde is the author of two plays, an unpublished novel, a dozen short stories, and some juvenile poetry. The play Harriet Tubman: An American Moses was a finalist for the American Alliance of Theater and Education's Award for New Works. Her other play, The Arabian Nights, was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award's Angus L. Bowmer Award for Drama. She was dragged into the world of theater by her son John, who started two successful theater companies for young audiences in Portland, Oregon.