UT Tyler Spotlight Heather Helper

January 31, 2012

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January 31, 2012

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January 31, 2012

Heather Hepler, adjunct faculty in the Department of Literature and Languages and award-winning author, was recently published with her 2012 fiction novel, Love? Maybe.

Published by Dial, a division of Penguin Young Readers, the novel chronicles the story of Piper, a young girl who must face her insecurities about love.

Other books by Hepler include The Cupcake Queen, Jars of Glass, Dream Factory and Scrambled Eggs at Midnight.

She holds a master of fine arts in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine.

Memberships include American Library Association and Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.