I’m John Hanc, an award-winning writer, journalist, developmental editor and educator with over four decades of professional experience.

I’ve authored or co-authored 23 books, including several award-winning memoirs and numerous successful works of prescriptive nonfiction. My most recent collaborations are “The Innovation Mindset: Eight Essential Steps to Transform Any Industry” by Lorraine Marchand with John Hanc (Columbia University Press, 2022), winner of a 2023 Axiom Business Book Award (I am currently working on a second book with Ms. Marchand, to be published by CUP); and “From Survive to Thrive: Living Your Best Life With Mental Illness” by Margaret S. Chisolm, MD with John Hanc (Johns Hopkins University Press, October, 2021), which won a Nautilus Book Award in 2022.

My 2019 memoir collaboration with Dr. Arun Singh—“Your Heart, My Hands: An Immigrant's Remarkable Journey to Become one of America’s Preeminent Cardiac Surgeons” by Arun Singh, MD with John Hanc (Center Street/Hachette)—was honored with four awards, including Gold for best memoir/autobiography in both the 2020 Nautilus Book Awards and the 2020 American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Writing Awards.