LuAnn Schindler is a freelance journalist and editor who lives on the eastern slope of the Nebraska Sandhills. While most of her writing focuses on the art of writing or Nebraska – its people and places, LuAnn also has written for national  and Canadian publications. Several creative nonfiction pieces are included in anthologies.

LuAnn is a columnist and contributing writer for WOW! Women on Writing, an online magazine for, by, and about women involved in the publishing industry. She blogs for the sites’ daily update, The Muffin.

A former classroom English, Journalism and Speech instructor, LuAnn began creative writing endeavors when she would write with her students and share her work. Nearly a decade ago, she started freelancing for regional publications. Now, she writes full-time from her mandarin orange corner of the world – her office overlooking the wide-open expanses of Nebraska farmland and the spectacularly-colored sunrises and sunsets.

LuAnn speaks at libraries and other venues about writing, literature, and travel. She also teaches writing and acting courses. LuAnn is a member of the International Food, Wine, and Travel Writers Association.

Currently, LuAnn is revising a YA novel based on a real-life challenge one of her daughter’s faced.

LuAnn is married to a life-long Nebraskan, who runs a dairy operation with his parents. She and Scott live southwest of Ewing, Nebraska, along with 200+ Holsteins and Jerseys.  She has three children and four step-children, who provide plenty of fodder for creative non-fiction.

You can also check out LuAnn’s Facebook page www.facebook.com or follow her on Twitter www.twitter.com/luannschindler.