Contact Info
Lives in: St. Paul, MN
Email: [email protected]
Website: kfjbooks.com
Phone: 612-644-5135
Author of: Children’s Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Picture Books, and Poetry
Age Group: All ages
Books:
Adult anthology:
Queer Voices, Anthology, Contributing Poet, Minnesota Historical Society Press, May 1, 2019. https://www.mnhs.org/mnhspress/books/queer-voices
My books are all listed on my Amazon page:
https://www.amazon.com/Kristin-F-Johnson/e/B004SE6SQO/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
YA nonfiction:
* The Endurance Expedition. Essential Events series. Abdo Publishing. January, 2011.
* The Orphan Trains. Essential Events series. Abdo Publishing. January, 2012.
* Ho Chi Minh: North Vietnamese President. Essential Lives series. Abdo Publishing. August, 2011.
Picture Books, fiction:
o Enough to Go Around: A Story of Generosity, Character Matters Series, Millbrook Press, Lerner Publishing, January 1, 2018.
o In Your Shoes: A Story of Empathy, Character Matters Series, Millbrook Press, Lerner Publishing, January 1, 2018.
o In It Together: A Story of Fairness, Character Matters Series, Millbrook Press, Lerner Publishing, January 1, 2018.
Middle grade fiction:
o Wall of Water, Day of Disaster Series, Lerner Publishing, January 1, 2017
o Deep Freeze, Day of Disaster Series, Lerner Publishing, January 1, 2017
o Black Blizzard, Day of Disaster Series, Lerner Publishing, January 1, 2017
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N9FGV6N/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1
Book Awards:
Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant, $10,000 (2015).
Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant, $10,000 (2013).
Honorable Mention, Poetry Category, “The Morning After,” The Talking Stick Journal (2013).
Two-time winner of The Loft Literary Center’s Shabo Award for “nearly there” picture books.
Mystery Writers of America, Helen McCloy Award for novel in progress.
The Loft Mentor Series in Fiction, Finalist, for Proximate Cause, a suspense novel (2004).
Highlights/Bio:
Kristin Johnson writes stories with heart in many genres, but especially for children. She has won two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, among other awards. She taught writing at a local college for more than twelve years. A former host of KFAI’s Write On! Radio, Kristin lives in Saint Paul with her family and their dog Abby
Presentation Title & Description:
Topics could include:
How To Be Fearless In Writing And Life
Day of Disaster: Writing A Middle Grade Book
Writing Workshop: Developing Your Ideas
Becoming An Author And Working With Editors
*Also available for virtual presentations via Skype or Zoom*
Fees:
$1500/full day of presentations + travel expenses