What we do, we do together.
"As a writer, I’m carrying the darkness; I’m writing about the difficult, the leaden places no one wants to go or look at, because my life experience has been informed by it.
"My gift is to dismantle and translate it, so that it can be—maybe—made less scary, by revealing the concurrent existence of hope—so that as a people we can get around it and past it. If I can, so can everyone.
"Even in the darkest times, there is always a glimmer of hope—and love, yes, it’s there. The secret of the darkness is that love is also coinciding."
~Hunter Liguore
Artisan Author. Curious Art Historian. Empathetic Professor.
Press Bio/Short
"Writing is a way of life; it's an expansive art form, a curious craft, that meets you harmoniously each day, serving and in-service."
Hunter Liguore is an award-winning author, art historian, and writing professor, whose books have been translated in seven languages.
She’s the author of The Whole World Inside Nan’s Soup (Paterson Prize for Young People; Every Child a Reader Honor Book, 2021, rereleasing in a collector's edition in 2025), Where Are You Going Butterfly? (Society of Illustrators Finalist, Hiii Merit Award Winner, Bologna Children's Illustration Finalist, 2025),The Modern Art of War: Sun Tzu's Hidden Path to Peace and Wholeness (2024).
She’s a regular columnist for Spirituality & Health Magazine, and has published in over 500 publications, internationally, including, Non-Profit Quarterly, The Writer’s Digest, The Mindfulness Bell, Orion Magazine, The Irish Pages, Northwestern Review, Bellevue Literary Review, American Anthropological Assoc., and more.
She's studied with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, John Hume (North Ireland), and has undertaken critical research in peace and social justice studies. Most recently, she received Honorable Mention in the Intl. Human Rights Art Movement/Art of Unity Literary Award for “Ash and Cinder.”
Her unique writing explores interconnectedness with all people, reciprocal relationships with the natural world, and kindness and empathy for all, without exception.
Education
With advance degrees in art, history, and writing, Hunter's areas of critical research and specialty in history include: the work of Master Sun Tzu, modern Irish history, with an emphasis on the humanitarian work of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, John Hume (Northern Ireland), whom she's had the opportunity to meet and study with; African, Caribbean, and Indigenous diaspora and enslavement in the Americas; the 20th-century spiritualist movement (globally); and the history of technology.
Some areas of research and specialty in writing include: historical fiction, writing for young people; screenwriting; CNF; and social science fiction, with an emphasis on the work of Orwell, Zamyatin, and Rand. Areas of research in art include the erosion of language and the esoteric symbolism in the work of Hilma af Klint.
Teaching
Hunter teaches art history and creative and professional writing (e.g., fiction, nature writing, screenwriting, business writing), for all experience levels, at several universities in New England. Her classes are known for being writer-focused, energetic and modern, often debunking old and tired writing mantras. Further, she ensures her students leave with several pieces to expand on. Some favorite classes include, 'Writing About Art, Writing Nature Where You Are,' 'The Book: From Idea to Publication,' 'How to Make a Ghost,' 'Realism & Surrealism,' and 'Social Justice Writing.'
She was recently awarded the 'Alumni Achievement Award' by Lesley University, in recognition of her outstanding professional achievements, devotion to her career, and ardent support for her students’ creative ambitions.
Short Stories. Essays. Poems. Screenplays.
Recent Highlights...
Screenplay
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Hunter's social and diverse sci-fi screenplay, EVERYLIFE, has earned 32 globally wins, including, 'First Place' in the Meraki Film Festival, Madrid, and 'Best Screenplay' in the Sanctuary Film Festival, Australia. Currently in the Top 1% overall on Coverfly, and top 20 in sci-fi (as of 01/2025). Read more.
Recent Highlights...
Story/Essay
Poem
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Hunter's story, "Ash & Cinder," has earned Honorable Mention in the 2025 Art of Unity Literary Award sponsored by the International Human Rights Art Movement. This year's theme was "Never Again: Remembering to Heal and Overcome."
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Hunter's haunting/satirical tale, "It's Cob Day!" is now available to listen to at the No Sleep Podcast and in print through Terminal Press's Unauthorized Departures anthology.
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“A Touch of Harlem Gold” has been selected as a finalist in both the McGlinn Fiction Contest sponsored by Philadelphia Stories and the Portals Short Story Award sponsored by Vincent Literary Review. Publication coming soon.
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"Un Mot Gentil D'un Étranger" is available from Silk Road Review, fall 2024.
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"What's in a Name?: The Importance of Naming Characters," is available in the Mar/Apr 2024 issue of Writer's Digest Magazine (also see MFA toolkits in print issues, like this one on researching a historical novel) or on Science Fiction Writers of America, including, "Writing Eyebrows: How to Orchestrate Emotions in Your Story."
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"First Principle of Peace" has been chosen as 1/4 finalists in the Great American Think-Off, spons. by the Cultural Center Debate topic: personal choice vs. social responsibility.
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"Murder for Sale," Hunter's horror/satire on the real estate industry, is available from Mystery Magazine.
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"A Night at the Edwin Way Teale House," (essay) is available to read at Rock Salt New England Journal. Read now.
Recent Highlights
Other
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Hunter's poem, "The Whole Universe” will be sent to the moon (literally), as part of The Polaris Trilogy, which will accompany the Space X flight scheduled to depart from the South Pole on Earth to the Moon, in 2024, sponsored by Brick Street Poetry.
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Hunter has been awarded the Artists Respond Grant for her project, "Words Melt Away," a 30-day, free, virtual writing classroom, to support writers in crisis during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, with the support of the Department of Economic & Community Development/Office of the Arts.
Books. Podcast. Articles. Contemplative Photography.
Recent Highlights...
Articles
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Hunter's curated themed collections are now available in Spirituality & Health Magazine and available in print throughout 2025! Be sure to check out the "Heart to Heart Conversation" ...as well as her recent article on creating a Forest Garden Apothecary. READ NOW
Recent Highlights...
Podcast
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"Equanimity" has been produced by London director, Hana Walker-Brown as part of the ‘Anthems’ podcast series produced in partnership with Sony Entertainment. LISTEN NOW.
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Hunter's wickedly haunting tale "Jars of Spiders," can be heard on Tales for Terror Radio Show.
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Pushcart Prize nominated, "Every Piece is Sacred," has been narrated for radio by the Lost Explorer's Club, featuring Aaron Webber. It is also available through 34 Orchard Literary Journal. LISTEN NOW.
“Simply gripping—Hunter’s writing is the type of understated horror that makes the blood run cold.”
Kristi Petersen, Editor, 34 Orchard
Recent Highlights
Books
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Hunter's historical novel, Disembodied Spirits, has won 3rd place in the Forever Yours 'All Voices/All Loves' contest sponsored by Grand Central/HarperCollins.
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Praise for Disembodied Spirits--"The unique premise caught our attention and the amalgamation of the gothic paranormal and romance felt reminiscent of Simone St. James and Susanna Kearsley. This work has all the hallmarks of haunting, enticing romantic fiction." ~Forever Editorial Team/Grand Central
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The Modern Art of War: Sun Tzu's Hidden Path of Peace & Wholeness is available now, Watkins + Penguin/RH. Learn more.
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Where Are You Going, Butterfly? is available now, globally, wherever books are sold. Learn more.
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Learn more about Hunter's award-winning children's picture book, Whole World Inside Nan's Soup.