Hannah Hayes received her undergraduate degree in Urban Studies at North Park College in Chicago, and a Masters Degree in Writing at DePaul University. For six years she lived in Belfast, Northern Ireland where she was on staff at Andersonstown News, and wrote frequently for the Chicago SunTimes, the San Francisco Examiner, Ulster Architect, as well as other publications. Prior to that she worked for 4 years on a weekly Chicago newspaper, both as reporter and editor. She relocated back to her home town in Chicago with her husband and eight year old son. (For more information, see resume.)