Noted by RT BOOK Reviews for her “fast-paced, rich in detail” writing, Ginger Hanson has changed historical eras with the November 2009 publication of her Regency romantic adventure, Lady Runaway. Her two Civil War historical romances, Tennessee Waltz and Ransom's Bride, hit the shelves in 2004. Ransom's Bride scored success as the winner of the 2005 Gayle Wilson Award Of Excellence and was a finalist in the 2005 Holt Medallion Contest. Tennessee Waltz was a finalist in the 2005 Maggie as well as the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence in the Historical category.
In addition to novels, Ms. Hanson’s fiction and nonfiction articles have appeared in regional newspapers, national magazines and online writers’ newsletters. Her first nationally published short story, “Smiling Eyes” appeared in an issue of Woman’s World last spring. Popular with local readers, Ms. Hanson wrote 45 humor columns for a weekly newspaper (A Slice of Ginger). Work as a computer test administrator for an aviation consulting company expanded into writing and editing an aviation company newsletter. Her interest in aviation came in handy when her husband became a subject matter expert for a company revising aviation handbooks for the Federal Aviation Administration, His request that she “look over” his chapters led to several years experience as a “clean up” writer and copyeditor of FAA handbooks.
Ms. Hanson has been a workshop presenter at national, regional, local and online writers’ conferences, including the Romance Writers of America’s National Conference and the Lost State Writers’ Conference in Tennessee. She has also taught online writing classes and presented programs for local clubs, schools and libraries where her audiences have run the gamut from kindergartners to grandmothers. A longtime historian, she has a Master of Science in Education and taught U.S. History and Western Civilization at a local junior college for six years.
Ms. Hanson resides in southeast Alabama with her husband, a retired Army major who is employed by a military flight contractor, a five year old rescued Great Dane named Sir Sterling Silver (weighing in at 165 lbs!), a recently rescued Beagle now called Sierra, and Scooter the cat. Her daughter is carrying on the military tradition as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. When not writing, Ms. Hanson volunteers with the Friends of the Library, often staggering home beneath a pile of books she has “adopted.” She also practices the art of Tai Chi, masquerading each week as a set leader.
