Maurine Haltiner has lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, all of her life. A graduate of the University of Utah, Maurine has a BA and an MA in English literature, with minors in music and linguistics. Maurine taught English in the Salt Lake City School District for 33 years. While teaching, Maurine wrote poems for workshops and assignments she gave her students. When she retired, she promised herself to write a YA novel as well as more poetry. In 2004, Maurine became Utah State Poetry Society Poet of the Year. The society published her winning manuscript, "A Season and a Time." She kept her second promise to herself by completing Truth Windows two years later. Maurine has also created award-winning photography and artwork.