A sixth-generation Nebraskan, Faith A. Colburn often returns to the themes of family, resiliency, and the cost of survival, particularly in Great Plains settings.  She earned graduate degrees in creative writing and journalism and an undergraduate degree in journalism and political science, all from the University of Nebraska. Her 2019 novel See Willy See received the Nebraska Library Commission 2020 Book Award for Fiction. She’s been named featured author by BookWorks. Her books, fiction and nonfiction, have won several awards.  Her short fiction and essays have appeared in an array of periodicals from literary magazines to newspapers.