Caren Barzelay Stelson

Caren Stelson is the author of Sachiko: A Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivor’s Story, A Bowl Full of Peace: A True Story, and other works for children and young adults. To write Sachiko, Caren traveled to Nagasaki five times to interview Sachiko Yasui and research her story. Caren has had a long career in education, as a teacher, writer-in-residence and freelance writer. After receiving her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Hamline University in 2009, Caren decided it was time to write the stories that needed her attention. Caren and her husband Kim have two grown children. They split their time between home in Minneapolis and the small town of Lanesboro. More information at carenstelson.com.