John Duncklee has pursued a varied life, working as a cowboy, sailor, university professor, mesquite furniture designer and writer.
John's non-fiction offerings, Good Years for the Buzzards and Coyotes I Have Known, are currently in print and available through this website.
These two books give a glimpse into a portion of John's life. A portion that would shape a boy from New York in to a man of the land.
Quest For The Eagle Feather, a fictional release slated for re-printing, was nominated for the Arizona Young Readers Award.
Genevieve of Tombstone brings the true West to life through the eyes of an ex-prostitute.
Look for GRACIELA OF THE BORDER a fictional gem featuring a strong latino heroine.
John, writes daily from his home office in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Between sessions at the keyboard, John finds time to belong to the Western Writers of America, The Author's Guild, Arizona Historical Society. The Arizona Commision on the Arts awarded John a $5000 unrestricted fellowship for excellence in writing. Another notable award was the author of the year given by The Friends of the Branigan Library for Manchado and his friends.
A prolific wordsmith, he has a number of projects available to interested publishers.
John's wife, Penny, is an award-winning potter and watercolorist.
Ride back to the corral or E-mail John at jpduncklee@earthlink.net
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