Craig J. Hansen
Craig J. Hansen (born March 12, 1954) is an American novelist and professor from Wisconsin, now living in Stillwater, Minnesota.
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Born | Green Bay, Wisconsin | March 12, 1954
Occupation | Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Metropolitan State University |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | BA, MA, PhD |
Alma mater | University of Illinois & University of Minnesota |
Period | 1976, 1980, 1993 |
Subject | Political Science, Anthropology, English; focus on Technical Communication |
Notable works | The Skeleton Train & Winter Lake |
Spouse | Karen Hansen |
Children | Joe & Sonya |
Biography
Early life
Hansen was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin and lived in Illinois from the age of 10 to 25. He earned a BA in Political Science (with a minor in English and Anthropology) in 1976, and an MA in English in 1980; both from the University of Illinois. In 1993 he completed a Ph.D in English at the University of Minnesota with a focus on Technical Communication. During the years between his MA and Ph.D, he worked in the computer industry in a variety of technical and managerial positions.
Career
Hansen has published several academic articles and a few short stories, but The Skeleton Train is his first novel. Published in 2010 by Sky Blue Waters Press, The Skeleton Train tells the story of Jason Audley; what many have referred to as a modern-day Huckleberry Finn. Jason narrates a story that begins when he is fourteen in an industrial Illinois town. The story includes his closest friend, Davey, and a young woman they encounter while hopping freight trains called The Pheadra.[1]
Hansen's second novel, Winter Lake, published in 2012, is a sequel to The Skeleton Train and picks up Jason's life in northern Wisconsin seven years later. He continues to narrate the story as a drummer in a band with his trademark wit and wry sense of humor.[2]
Hansen's third novel, The Morning Door, published in 2014, is the third in the Jason Audley series, and continues Jason's story as an adult in Northwest Wisconsin.[3]
Hansen is also the co-author of Nonacademic Writing: Social Theory and Technology, published in 1995 by Lawrence Erlbaum.[4]
Personal life
Hansen lives in Stillwater, Minnesota with his wife, Karen. He's the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[2] Hansen is a musician who devotes equal time to writing and music, and plays lead guitar (but is not an original member) for the More-Tishans, a local band in Stillwater, Minnesota that had the one-hit-wonder, (I've got) Nowhere to Run, in 1966.[5] He also plays guitar for the group Cattail Moon Band. He's played the guitar in many bands since the age of fourteen, and can also play the mandolin and accordion.[6]
Bibliography
- Nonacademic Writing: Social Theory and Technology (1995)
- The Skeleton Train (2010)
- Winter Lake (2012)
- The Morning Door (2014)
References
- Sky Blue Waters Press. "Skeleton Train". skybluewaterspress.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- Hansen, Craig J. (October 2010). Winter Lake. Minnesota: Sky Blue Waters Press. pp. Backcover. ISBN 9781609104757.
- Hansen, Craig J. (November 2014). The Morning Door. Minnesota: Sky Blue Waters Press. pp. Backcover. ISBN 978-1634900294.
- Hansen, Craig J.; Ann, Hill Duin (November 1995). Nonacademic Writing: Social Theory and Technology. Lawrence Erlbaum. ISBN 0805816283.
- Giles, Kevin (November 16, 2012). "1960s band revives the rockin' in Washington County". startribune.com. Star Tribune. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
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"Meet the "Moonies"". http://www.cattailstringband.com/. Retrieved July 22, 2013. External link in
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