Shannon Huffman Polson

Shannon Huffman Polson writes about women, war and the natural world. Her books include North of Hope: A Daughter’s Arctic Journey and The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience and Leadership in the Most Male Dominated Organization in the World, and her essays have appeared in journals including Riverteeth, The Utne Reader and Ruminate among others, and she has written extensively for business publications. Polson’s poetry has been featured in Emerge Journal and is forthcoming in War, Literature and the Arts. Her first short fiction is included in The Road Ahead, a Veteran’s Anthology. Polson lives in Washington State with her husband and two boys.