He goes on to say, "As far as I'm concerned, Margaret's poetry and perspective qualify her as part of an elite community of Christians who have extraordinary insight into matters of faith and art.
She's carrying on the tradition of [Kathleen] Norris, [Annie] Dillard, [Luci] Shaw, [Frederick] Buechner, [Madeleine] L'Engle, [Flannery] O’Connor, [Dorothy] Sayers, [C.S.]
The National Book Award winner, Walter Wangerin, wrote the foreword, writing about the author, the work and the world in general: "Pay attention!"
As Margaret Kellermann, the author was the 2016 recipient of the Ruth Marcus Memorial Writing Scholarship through the Humboldt Area Foundation.
The scholarship allowed her to complete her book manuscript, Annie California, a novel in journal form for middle-grade readers.