Location: United States
Member Since: Aug. 22, 2010

Craig Hansen


Biography

Craig Hansen wrote stories from an early age, but when his SF short story, "The S.S. Nova," was published in the Minnesota Writers In the School COMPAS program's 1981 anthology of student writing, When It Grows Up, You Say Goodbye To It, he decided to dedicate himself to writing. Several unpublished novels and short stories followed.
Hansen earned two degrees at Minnesota State University at Mankato under the mentorship of young adult novelist Terry Davis, who oversaw and approved an earlier version of Most Likely as his master's degree creative thesis. In the years that followed, Hansen worked a variety of jobs related to writing, including editorial work at a small publishing house, holding a position as a Web site editor, and five years in journalism in northwestern Wisconsin, where he earned several state awards for his writing and editing.
His work has appeared in the Meadowbrook Press anthology, Girls to the Rescue, Book 1, as well as the true crime journal, Ripper Notes, in volume 28. Most Likely is his first novel.
Hansen currently lives in Minnesota with his wife, a dog, a cat, and his 88-year-old father, a World War II veteran. He remains hard at work on his next novel, Ember, a paranormal suspense novel expected later this year that marks the beginning of a series aimed at young adults, as well as several short novels and other projects, including some nonfiction theological books.
His interests include the music of Johnny Cash, reading the novels of other independent authors, blogging, and the study of Messianic theology.

Where to find Craig Hansen online

Website: http://www.craig-hansen.com/
Twitter: craigahansen
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://www.craig-hansen.com/

Books

Shada    by Craig Hansen
Price: $2.99 USD. 32640 words. Published on September 19, 2011. Fiction.
If you could speak to the dead, anyone at all, who would it be? When Jeni asked this question, Shada Emery figured it was a joke. So both she and Willow named dead celebrities. And then there was Ember Cole. Ember wants one more talk with her Grandpa Normie. Ember hopes to find the answers she seeks among the dead. But sometimes the dead have their own agenda.
Most Likely    by Craig Hansen
Price: $3.99 USD. 62950 words. Published on May 24, 2011. Fiction.
(3.00 from 4 reviews)
Becky Howard is a teen under pressure. From her best friend not to speak about the abuse she's suffering, from her boyfriend to get more physical than she's ready for, and more. Sometimes growing up is about more than having sex, and that clinging to ideals might not be as helpful as learning to expect whatever is Most Likely. Most Likely is 63,000 words long and contains light Christian themes.

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burial mounds    camping    child abuse    christian fiction    coming of age    faith    ghosts    girls    prom    seance    teens    track and field    values    wisconsin    woods    young adult   

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