Sureva Towler wins awards for writing essays about her vintage Coleman cooler, and books about the county fair. She lives in Steamboat Springs where she disobeys leash laws and delights in the laughter and lies that remain the hallmark of frontier towns. Prior to moving West, Towler worked for the Democratic National Committee when JFK was president, the National Endowment for the Arts when it was band new, and HUD when model cities were hot. She moved to Colorado in the 70s as a single mom and, never having laid eyes on a cowboy, married Crazydave, a bare-back riding plumber from Midwest, Wyoming. She spent the next three decades building library and ambulance services while publishing a small town weekly and writing histories of Northwest Colorado. 

Sureva Towler’s award-winning books promote the preservation, interpretation and enjoyment of the West. Her books wrap history in stories which educate, entertain, link people to their heritage, and include:

Histories of Northwest Colorado
• Making Footprints: The Story of Routt County's Women (1999)
• A History of Woolgrowing in Northwest Colorado (1990)
• The Historical Guide to Routt County (1977)

Children's Books
• The Town Between Two Mountains: Steamboat Springs (1999)
• From Snowflake to Sirloin Steak: The Story of Water in Steamboat Springs (1998)

Arts Administration
• Washington and the Arts (1970)
• Economic Aspects of the Performing Arts (1972)
• Federal Funds and Services for the Arts (1966)

Cookbooks
• The Cream of Tartar Story for the American Tartaric Products Association (1996)
• Recipes from the Farm (1989) 

Resource Directories
• LARASA
• Towns of Steamboat Springs and Meeker
• Yampa River and White River Valleys

Features
• The Denver Post
• Modern Maturity, Planning, Baltic Times, Fencepost, Sheep, Florida Keys and Steamboat Magazines