Jean Hanson

Jean Hanson's essays and short stories have appeared in dozens of publications including North American Review, Zoetrope, Indiana Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, and Creative Nonfiction.

An MFA graduate from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, received an artist fellowship from the Colorado Council on the Arts, the Hackney Prize in the short story, the Literal Latte Prize for nonfiction, and the Poets & Writers, Inc. award for emerging authors.

She has read her work at the National Arts Club in New York City, Minneapolis' The Loft, as well as at museums, bookstores, libraries, and performing arts centers throughout the Mountain West. She has also been a speaker and/or taught courses at the University of Wyoming, the University of Iowa, Colorado State University, and several community colleges.

The 5,000 Friends of Veronica Veetch is her first book for children. In conjunction with her commitment to children's literacy, she volunteers visits to libraries, bookstores, and schools. She is also happy to talk to writers groups, parents' organizations, or book clubs. Contact her through the www.veronicaveetch.com website or through the publisher's website, www.bailiwickpress.com.

Jean lives with two cockatoos and thousands of "friends" in Colorado.