Raised in the Midwest, Jamie Siebrase is a longtime Denver journalist, children’s book author, and trained community naturalist. She is the author of three nonfiction books, Hiking with Kids Colorado: 52 Great Hikes for Families, Mythbusting the Great Outdoors: What’s True and What’s Not?, and Exploring Colorado with Kids: 71 Field Trips for Families. Jamie’s first picture book, Tonight! A Bedtime Book, celebrates two important things: a parent’s tireless love and nature.
Jamie earned degrees in creative writing and law from DePauw University and the University of Denver. After college, and before law school, she had the life-changing experience of serving with AmeriCorps St. Louis.
She’s been a freelance writer since 2007. That’s when she got her first gig with a defunct monthly magazine called Corporate Apparel. (Yes! There was a time when print journalism was so strong you could have an entire magazine devoted solely to the topic of corporate apparel. Jamie wishes she’d appreciated how good things were back then.)
When she isn’t writing about the outdoors, Jamie’s usually on an adventure with her family of five and their nutty doodle, Rocky. Her home base is in Littleton, Colorado.
Me at my "standing desk" in the kitchen, where I spend my early mornings working.
The day I climbed to 14,060 feet with my son and adventure buddy. We almost gave up near the summit, but got a second wind after another hiker stopped to encourage us.
Picture book selfie! Because really, what’s the point of writing if you can’t take pictures of yourself with your book?