You can reach me at: info@constancevanhoven.com

Constance Van Hoven Bio

The Basics:

Born: St. Paul, Minnesota.                                                                                           
Now reside: St. Paul, Minnesota and Bozeman, Montana.
My Degrees: B.A in English from the University of Minnesota,
M.F.A in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College

My picture book for ages four and up: The Twelve Days of Christmas in Minnesota (Sterling, 2009)
My website: www.constancevanhoven.com
My blog: www.checkersandme.blogspot.com

More of the Story:

Great jobs I’ve had:
*Buyer and copywriter for group of specialty toy stores in Twin Cities.
*Tour guide and cook at Victorian mansion of Minnesota’s first governor.
*Volunteer teacher at nature center in West. St. Paul.
*Child placement coordinator for summer program that brings children from Northern Ireland to visit Minnesota.
*Hot dog vendor at Minnesota State Fair.

A few of my interests:
*Ghost towns
*Bird watching
*Reading dogs (therapy dogs that visit libraries and classrooms)

Some miscellaneous things I know:
*What it is like to have brothers (I have six)
*How to make above average wild rice hotdish
*How to wiggle my ears

*Thank you to my husband, Greg, who provided most of the photographs for this website and has wandered the writing path with me.