2010 McKnight Artist
Fellowship for Writers
Loft Award in Poetry

Judge Marilyn Nelson: “I was touched by the generosity of these poems in the sharing of grief and the upward and downward tides of the ongoing cycles of birth, death and the seasons. They deftly elevate the individual facts of the quotidian toward the simplicity of myth.”

The Marriage Bed: Love divided by death

This Comforts Me

Writer’s Workshop for One -- or More: A guide for emerging and practicing writers

Susan Carol Hauser is an established writer with four natural history books published by The Lyons Press and Falcon Guides (Globe Pequot), a book on memoir writing with Writer’s Digest Books, and seven books with literary presses.

Her book on a Mississippi River trip is scheduled for publication June 2011 by the Center for American Places, Columbia College Chicago (George Thompson, editor).

She has published scholarly articles in Scribner’s American Writers series and her freelance work has been published in The Sun, the Old Farmer’s Almanac and many other magazines and journals.

She was a commentator on National Public Radio’s "Living on Earth" for four years and has been a guest on Garrison Keillor’s "Prairie Home Companion."

Hauser teaches writing at Bemidji State University.

Selected Works

Poetry
Outside After Dark: New & Selected Poems
"Words and images gleaned from ... the heart of the poet...."
--Helen Bonner
Anthology
Beloved on the Earth: 150 Poems of Grief and Gratitude
"We turn to poems for solace, wisdom, comfort, joy.... "
--Preface
Nonfiction
You Can Write a Memoir
Transform your personal history into a compelling and meaningful narrative.
Memoir
Sugaring: A Memoir with Instructions
The hidden pleasures of making maple syrup with a primer for the novice sugarer.
Full Moon: Reflections on Turning Fifty
Graceful meditations dotted with humor, complemented by the delicate art of Californian Barbara Van Arnam.
Natural History
Wild Rice Cooking: History, Natural History, Harvesting and Lore with Recipes 1989 Minnesota Book Award
“A true appreciation of wild rice....”
--Minneapolis Star Tribune
Field Guide
Field Guide to Ticks
Prevention and treatment of Lyme Disease and other ailments caused by ticks, scorpions, spiders and mites.
Field Guide to Poison Ivy
Everything we never wanted to know about poison ivy

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