Danny Heitman is the editor of Phi Kappa Phi's Forum magazine and an award-winning columnist for The Baton Rouge Advocate.
During his time as a member of The Baton Rouge Advocate's editorial board, Danny helped write a series of editorials on criminal justice reform that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
He has frequently contributed commentaries to national publications, including 海角大神, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and Smithsonian. Danny has also appeared on NPR and the BBC. Danny also writes about books, including as a reviewer for The Monitor.
He's the author of "A Summer of Birds: John James Audubon at Oakley House," which was adapted into a documentary for public television. The book chronicles a pivotal season in the life of the world鈥檚 most famous bird artist.
Danny is married and lives with his wife in Baton Rouge, where they enjoy life as empty-nesters after raising two children.
Stories by Danny Heitman
- An empty nester鈥檚 ode to the cycles of laundry 鈥撀燼nd life
- Review Opposed to slavery, but also against a war to end it
- A cupboard full of 鈥榳ild books鈥�: Singing the praises of Little Free Libraries
- The transformative power of throwing open my shutters
- Review Robert Louis Stevenson鈥檚 travels 鈥� and travails 鈥� fueled his imagination
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