Susan Carol Hauser

Creative Nonfiction Writer, Poet

Puposky, MN
Minnesota US

Author's Bio

Susan Carol Hauser’s books include My Kind of River Journey: Seeking Passage on the Mississippi, Center for American Places, Columbia College Chicago, 2011; A Field Guide to Poison Ivy; A Field Guide to Ticks; Outside after Dark: New and Selected Poems; You Can Write a Memoir; Wild Rice Cooking (Minnesota Book Award); A Maple Syrup Memoir with Instructions; and Meant to Be Read Out Loud (Minnesota Book Award). She has been a regular commentator on NPR’s “Living on Earth.” Professor Emerita, Bemidji State University, she holds an MFA in poetry from Bowling Green State University, Ohio. http://www.susanhauser.com

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Books:
Sugaring: A Maple Syrup Memoir (Globe Pequot Press, 2005)
,
Full Moon: Reflections on Turning Fifty (Papier-Mache Press, 1996)
Journal:

Poetry

Book:
Outside After Dark: New & Selected Poems (Loonfeather Press, 2002)
Prizes won: 

2011 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant ($10,000)
2010 McKnight Fellowship-Loft Award in Poetry ($25,000)
2001, 1989 Minnesota Book Awards
1997 Jerome Foundation Travel & Study Grant
Charter Resident at the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Gabriel National Award for Excellence in Broadcasting

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Naturalists/Environmentalists, Teachers
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Minneapolis
Raised in: 
Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota
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Last update: Jun 09, 2011