Duin was born in Baltimore and moved to Hawaii with her family at the age of six weeks.[4] She attended high school in Seattle,[5] where she began writing magazine articles.[4]
Duin graduated from Lewis & Clark College in 1978, where she received her bachelor's degree in English. In 1992, she received her first master's degree, in religion, from Trinity School for Ministry, and in 2014 she received a second master's degree, in journalism, from the University of Memphis.[4] For the 2014/15 academic year, she relocated to Alaska and occupied the Snedden Chair in the journalism department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.[6]
Duin is fluent in French, has conversational speaking ability in Spanish and German, and "speaks portions of Kurdish, Arabic, Russian and Italian."[4] She has a daughter, who was born in Kazakhstan and adopted.[4] She currently lives in Seattle.[5]
Awards
2018 Wilbur Award (Magazines National or Top 15 Markets) - "'She led Trump to Christ: The rise of the televangelist who advises the White House", Washington Post Magazine.[3][12]
2015 Wilbur Award (Magazines National or Top 15 Markets) - "From Rebel to Reverend", More Magazine.[10][15]
2002 Wilbur Award (Newspapers, Major Markets) - "Pulpits in Peril: The Future of America's Clergy", Washington Times (co-written with Larry Witham).[16]
Selected works
Books
Finding Joy: A Mongolian Woman's Journey to Christ (2022), ASINB0B79QQQT4
In the House of the Serpent Handler (2017); University of Tennessee Press;ISBN9781621903758