
John Calderazzo taught creative nonfiction workshops at Colorado State University for 30 years. Mentoring students, many of whom have become friends and fellow writers, has been one of the major joys of his life. A former full time freelance writer, John has written three nonfiction books, a poetry chapbook, co-edited a nature anthology, and published essays, stories, and poems in venues such as Audubon, Orion, High Country News, Best American Nature Writing, and elsewhere.