Katherine Hauswirth is a freelance writer whose work centers on themes of spirituality, nature, and ecology. Her blog, First Person Naturalist, is a reflection on experiencing and learning about nature in Connecticut. She was a biweekly columnist at BiblioBuffet, a website for book lovers, and was awarded a Wesleyan Writers Conference scholarship based on her nature writing in 2014. In 2015, she was awarded the honor of Artist-in-Residence at the Edwin Way Teale writing cabin and home site in Connecticut.