Bobbie Peyton

Bobbie Peyton is the author of Dancing the Tinikling, winner of the 2023 Oregon Spirit Award. Born in the Philippines and raised in the U.S., she now lives in Oregon with her two little (but ferocious) dogs.

A former special education teacher, Bobbie believes every child is special. She earned an M.A. from Tufts University and an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University. When she isn’t writing, Bobbie plays piano, goes birding—the number-one sport in America—and keeps a wary eye on the monsters under her bed.