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Nancy Pistorius
Freelance Writer

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Welcome to the Web site of freelance writer Nancy Pistorius. Nancy has won national awards for journalism and creative writing. She began writing a weekly travel column for the STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER (in Illinois) when she was 17, chronicling her adventures and experiences in Europe. Since then she has published in more than seventy different literary and mass-market publications, including WOMAN'S DAY, COSMOPOLITAN, ILLINOIS TIMES, the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, SOCIAL (Kansas City), the LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD, TRAVELWORLD INTERNATIONAL, SEASONS, and SPRINGFIELD PARENT. She is a member of NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association) and ITWA (International Travel Writers Alliance), and has attended Travel Media Showcase. Formerly the Wichita Getaways Examiner, Nancy is now the Kansas City Getaways Examiner. Her most recent honor was the 2009 Langston Hughes Creative Writing Award (Fiction). Listen to Nancy reading the first pages of her novel, Peking Duck. Here are some pics of the event.

Read Nancy's most recent essay (about her love affair with the Kansas Jayhawks).

Read Nancy's most recent feature articles:

Planning for baby: Bundle of joy need not break bank

Local parents, retailers recommend the best baby rides
Behind the lens: Lawrence optometrist, retailers offer tips to pick out sunglasses
Gasoline prices not expected to spike as high this summer

Travel agents say price is right for booking trips

The art of the home office

Body Builders: An Extra Boost

Read Nancy's most recent travel articles:

Opera Fans are singing about the return of Carmen to London

London calling all shopaholics and fashionistas

Kansas City for Lovers

It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Pittsburgh is Kids' Paradise

Lincoln's Birthday Party in Springfield, IL

Horseshoes for President Obama

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

Lincoln Land for Lovers