Anna Redsand
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | Albuquerque, NM, United States |
| Introduction | I was raised by evangelical Protestant missionaries in the Navajo Nation. I left the church at 25, and after a period of denying my spirituality, I began to learn from other traditions–Judaism, Buddhism, and Tantric yoga and meditation. Most recently, I conducted an experiment to find out whether I could be part of a Christian faith community while no longer believing what I was taught. My work has appeared in Fireweed, Rockhurst Review, Third Coast, Friends Journal, Clockhouse Review, Mount Hope Magazine, and Isthmus. My memoir essay, "Naturalization," was listed as notable in The Best American Essays 2014. I am working on White Rez Kid: An Improvised Life, the story of a Third Culture Kid (TCK) that explores the fluidity of identity, language, colonization and occupation, race relationships, the morality of missions, and intercultural contact. My YA biography, Viktor Frankl: A Life Worth Living (Clarion, 2006), was a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, a New York Times Best Book for Teens, a Bank Street Best Children’s Book, and a School Librarians International Honor Book. It has also generated crossover interest among adults. |