Colleen Clancy Hansen holds a bachelor’s degree in Secondary
Education with an English major, a speech/drama minor, and a Master’s
Degree in the Art of Teaching. She retired after teaching secondary
English for twenty-five years. Since 2006 she has been a member of the
Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). The
Missoula SCBWI group supports each other’s writings with monthly
HobNobs and critique meetings. Colleen published Destination: Butte,
Montana, Ghost Children in Elkhorn, Montana, ebook, and Stella and
the Bubble Man, a picture book through Sweetgrass Books. She has
received awards from Writer’s Digest annual contests in poetry and
inspirational writing.