JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. – Hannah Habermann of Jackson, Wyoming is the recipient of the Wyoming Arts Council’s 2021 Pattie Layser Greater Yellowstone Creative Writing & Journalism Fellowship.
Honorable mentions went to Joseph Bullington of Helena, Montana, Corrie Williamson of West Yellowstone, Montana, and John Clayton of Red Lodge, Montana.
The Pattie Layser Greater Yellowstone Creative Writing & Journalism Fellowship of $3,500 is awarded to a creative writer (poetry, fiction, nonfiction), or those in the field of journalism (writer, photojournalist, videographer, documentary filmmaker, online or print media) who demonstrate serious inquiry and dedication to the Greater Yellowstone region through their work. Over the next year, Habermann will create or complete a relevant publishable or produced work and have the opportunity for a housing residency in the greater Yellowstone region.
Habermann is a writer, educator, and activist focused on the social and environmental conflicts playing out in a rapidly-changing American West. She is the co-creator and producer of the podcast “Yonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson Hole,” a collaboration with KHOL 89.1, the Jackson Hole Historical Society, and the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative. “Yonder Lies” has explored issues of wildlife management, social justice, and the housing crisis in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
