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* [[Bachelor of Arts]]
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==Career==
==Career==


Ulmer was a [[high school]] music and english [[teacher]] in [[Maine]] for twenty two years before she became an author.<ref name="website" />  
Ulmer was a [[high school]] music and english [[teacher]] in [[Maine]] for twenty two years and became a full time author.<ref name="website" />  


She has been recognized for multiple [[awards]] including her third book, [[published]] in {{year|2013}}, {{link-i|[[A Isn't for Fox: An Isn't Alphabet]]}}, which was the recipient of several recognition awards, including the ''{{year|2009}} Teacher’s Choice Awards for Children’s Books'' from ''Learning Magazine''<ref name="burnham" />. Ulmers forth book, published in {{year|2014}}, {{link-i|[[My Twelve Maine Christmas Days]]}} (a take of the song [[The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]), won the {{year|2014}} [[Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators]] ''Spark Award''.<ref name="spark" />
She has been recognized for multiple [[awards]] including her second book, [[published]] in {{year|2008}}, {{link-i|[[A Isn't for Fox: An Isn't Alphabet]]}}, which was the recipient of several recognition awards, including the ''{{year|2009}} Teacher’s Choice Awards for Children’s Books'' from ''Learning Magazine''<ref name="burnham" />. Ulmers fourth book, published in {{year|2014}}, {{link-i|[[My Twelve Maine Christmas Days]]}} (a take of the song [[The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]), won the {{year|2014}} [[Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators]] ''Spark Award''.<ref name="spark" />


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
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| {{link-i|[[Zero, Zilch, Nada: Counting to None]]}}
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| {{link-i|[[One Green Tree, Ten Chickadees]]}}
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| {{link-i|[[The Call: Book one in The Journals of Anterg Trilogy]]}}
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| {{link-i|[[The Dragons: Book two in The Journals of Anterg Trilogy]]}}
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| {{link-i|[[The Sword: Book three in The Journals of Anterg Trilogy]]}}
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| {{link-i|[[The Marsh]]}}
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| Zephyr: Journal of Artistic Expression
| Zephyr: Journal of Artistic Expression
| [[University of New England (United States)|University of New England]]
| [[University of New England (United States)|University of New England]]
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| Zephyr: Journal of Artistic Expression
| Zephyr: Journal of Artistic Expression
| [[University of New England (United States)|University of New England]]
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<ref name="other2">{{cite magazine |last=Ulmer |first=Wendy K. |author-link=Wendy K. Ulmer |date=October 1994 |title=Grandfather's Garden |magazine=[[Ladybug (magazine)|Ladybug]] |publication-place=[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] |publisher=[[Carus Publishing Company]]}}</ref>
<ref name="other2">{{cite magazine |last=Ulmer |first=Wendy K. |author-link=Wendy K. Ulmer |date=October 1994 |title=Grandfather's Garden |magazine=[[Ladybug (magazine)|Ladybug]] |publication-place=[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] |publisher=[[Carus Publishing Company]]}}</ref>


<ref name="other3-4">Faculty Advisor, Zephyr; Bibeau, Matthew; Brown, Jocelyn; Cherry, Tiffany; Dobson, Angela; Duchano, Cecilia M.; Haug, Judith; Shuttleworth, Andrew; Wong, Charissa; and Wright, Heather Anne. Contributor: [[Ulmer, Wendy K. CED]] [https://dune.une.edu/zephyr/3 "Zephyr: The Third Issue"] (2002). Zephyr. 3.</ref>
<ref name="other3">{{cite journal |last=Ulmer |first=Wendy K. |year=2002 |title=San Ildefonso |url=https://dune.une.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=zephyr |journal=Zephyr: Journal of Artistic Expression |volume=3 |number=1 |page=13 |publisher=[[University of New England (United States)|University of New England]] |publication-place=[[Portland, Maine]]}}</ref>
 
<ref name="other4">{{cite journal |last=Ulmer |first=Wendy K. |year=2002 |title=Biker Bride |url=https://dune.une.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=zephyr |journal=Zephyr: Journal of Artistic Expression |volume=3 |number=1 |page=68 |publisher=[[University of New England (United States)|University of New England]] |publication-place=[[Portland, Maine]]}}</ref>


<ref name="other5">{{cite magazine |last=Ulmer |first=Wendy K. |author-link=Wendy K. Ulmer |date=January 2021 |title=Quilt Music |magazine=[[Ladybug (magazine)|Ladybug]] |publication-place=[[McLean, Virginia]] |publisher=Cricket Media, Inc.  |others=Illustrated by Betsy Page Brown}}</ref>
<ref name="other5">{{cite magazine |last=Ulmer |first=Wendy K. |author-link=Wendy K. Ulmer |date=January 2021 |title=Quilt Music |magazine=[[Ladybug (magazine)|Ladybug]] |publication-place=[[McLean, Virginia]] |publisher=Cricket Media, Inc.  |others=Illustrated by Betsy Page Brown}}</ref>