For the Press
Biography
Kristin F. Johnson has published 10 books for kids and one for adults. Her self-published novel Fearless: a middle grade adventure has won two awards and sold over 15,000 copies. She has won two Minnesota State Arts Board grants. Kristin has been a college writing instructor, elementary media specialist, radio show producer, webmaster, guest speaker, and her current day job is digital marketing strategist. She lives in Minnesota with her wife, stepson, and dog. Learn more about her at kfjbooks.com and connect on socials: @kfjbooks.
Media Coverage
- “A St. Paul writer is the poet laureate of pickleball,” Richard Chin, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 2 June 2025
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“How to properly play pickleball,” Jackson Jirik and Nataliya Oliynyk, KEYC’s Kato Living, 30 September 2024
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“Kato Living – Pickleball Poetry,” Jackson Jirik and Nataliya Oliynyk, KEYC’s Kato Living, 30 September 2024
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“Fearless: Surviving a Disaster,” Kelsey Barchenger and Lisa Cownie, KEYC’s Kato Living, 13 March 2023
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“St. Peter tornado focus of middle school book,” Edie Schlierbach, Mankato Free Press, 9 March 2023
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“4 new books for young readers,” Mary Ann Grossman, Twin Cities Pioneer Press, 19 January 2023
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Minneapolis KFAI Radio Interview of Fearless, Liz Olds, Write On! Radio, 30 August 2022
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