Hannah Hart Wilken is a writer and editor. She is currently at work on a novel.
Hannah Hart Wilken is a writer based in Western Massachusetts. She has an MFA in literature and fiction from the Bennington Writing Seminars and a BA in Spanish Literature from Bates College.
In March 2019, Hannah was a writer in residence at the Vermont Studio Center. In 2019 and 2018 she was a participant at the Colgate University Writers’ Conference. Also in 2019 Hannah was awarded a grant and fellowship through the Martha Boschen Porter Fund from the Berkshire Taconic Foundation. She has more than ten years of experience marketing, writing, and editing. Some of her current and former clients include Food52, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Fitness, and the Triplex Cinema.
Her fiction has appeared in The End of the World journal and Twin Flame Vernacular. Her short story ”Storm” was l long listed for the The Master's Review 2021–2022 Winter Short Story Award for New Writers, judged by Ye Chun. She is currently at work on a short story collection and novel.
ABOUT
Bennington Writing Seminars
MFA Fiction Candidate
Bates College
BA Spanish Literature
EDUCATION
Twin Flame Vernacular
”On Summer”
The End of the Wold
”Protest”
The Master's Review “Storm” (F)
Longlisted for the 2021–2022 Winter Short Story Award for New Writers - Judged by Ye Chun
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
”Elizabeth Gilbert and Rachel Cargle on Empathy and Compassion” (NF)
Food52
”How to Start a Fireplace Fire (& Keep It Going All Night)” (NF)
“How to Successfully Paint Your Kitchen in One Day” (NF)
WRITING
Essay & Opinion Writing, 2019–2020
Gotham Writers Workshop
Colgate University Writers’ Conference, 2019
Led by Angela Palm
Recipient of The Colgate Scholarship
Hamilton, NY
Vermont Studio Center Residency, 2019
Recipient of VSC Artist’s Grant
Johnson, VT
The Martha Boschen Porter Fund, 2018
A fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Sheffield, MA
Colgate University Writers' Conference, 2018
Led by Bill Barich
Hamilton, NY
Essay and Short Story Workshop, 2018
Led by Virginia Watkins
Egremont, MA
The Stories We Carry: Meditation and Writing, 2017
Led by Dani Shapiro
Stockbridge, MA