Kristen Hannum
About me
Kristen is an author and an award-winning journalist, writing for magazines such as U.S. Catholic and Colorado Country Life. She writes historical and contemporary novels. Two of her short stories have been accepted for anthologies. Current projects include a nonfiction narrative book on the South and a young adult historical set in Central Asia.
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From theater in Colorado to social justice
I’ve got two cover articles this summer—“Big Time Theater in Small Town Colorado,” in Colorado Country Life, and “Social Justice: What’s tarnishing its good name?” in U.S. Catholic. The two magazines are as different as a country store is from a cathedral (both great destinations, but you go for different…
Practicing writing and ongoing humility
Dave Donald cartoon I’m taking a memoir writing class through the Denver Library, my philosophy being that free is a good price and that writing is practice. You never have it under your belt. Saturday’s class was tough. The teacher, whose bent is definitely literary, had me read my scene…
This is my latest article for U.S. Catholic magazine, a great publication that comes out of Chicago. It’s comparable to America magazine, but more focused to the parish. They offer a marvelously faithful and yet progressive point of view—challenging and loving at the same time. The article, “Pride and…