Durgin earned a degree in wildlife illustration and environmental education and spent a few years in the Appalachian Mountains. She has published over fifteen titles. In 1995, she won the Compton Crook/Stephen Tall Memorial Award for "Dun Lady's Jess". She currently lives in New Mexico. [1] This article is a stub relating to real-world information such as a performer, author, novel, magazine, or other production material. You can help Memory Alpha by fixing it.