Grace Stone Coates (1881–1976) wrote short stories, poetry, and news articles.

Coates published her first poem, "The Intruder", in 1921 and her first series of linked stories, Black Cherries, in 1931.

She co-edited and wrote for Frontier, a literary magazine edited by Harold G. Merriam, a creative writing professor at the University of Montana.

Heinrich had a rich classical background; he taught Greek in Berlin before coming to the United States.

During the Great Depression, Coates helped write the WPA Federal Writers' Project Montana state guidebook.

According to her wishes, her body was cremated and the ashes were scattered west of Martinsdale in one of the places she loved to walk.

She edited for Caxton Press, Frontier, and wrote stories for local and Montana state papers.

[5] Historian Lee Rostad knew Coates when she lived in Martinsdale and wanted to make sure her legacy was not forgotten.

Grace Stone Coates: Honey Wine and Hunger Root, was her biography, published in 1985.