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Jean Tennant

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A native Californian transplanted to the Midwest, I was first published in short stories nearly thirty years ago. My first book, a Silhouette YA titled "Playing House," was published in 1986, followed by six horror novels between 1987 and 1992. I have adapted one of my novels, "Wild Card," to a screenplay. Though out of print, these books are still available through Amazon.com under the name Jean Simon.
After more than a decade of devoting myself to freelance work, and as a news correspondent for the Sioux City Journal, I've returned to the tough, time-consuming, frustrating and ultimately rewarding world of novels. In addition to all of this, I'm a member of the Arts on Grand Writers' Group, which meets twice a month; I enjoy word games and puzzles, and am a member of the American Cryptogram Association. I live in Iowa with my husband, Grover Reiser, and a Westie named Kirby Puckett.

I'm thrilled that my children's picture book, titled Olivia's Birthday Puppy is now available at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and other online booksellers.
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm an advocate of adopting animals from Rescue Shelters, and that I'd like nothing better than to see all puppy mills permanently closed down.
With "Olivia's Birthday Puppy" I hope to educate children on the joys of adopting a rescue animal. By teaching our children early that the best pet doesn't have to be a purebred or come with 'papers,' we can raise awareness of the millions of animals desperately in need of homes, and hopefully put an end to pointless breeding.

Jean

I'm also busy scheduling my Seminars/Workshops for 2008. Peter Davidson, after presenting seminars for an impressive twenty years, is retiring soon, and I'll take over his schedule. I took a few months off during the winter, but I'm already feeling restless and am eager get out there and renew contact with aspiring writers throughout the Midwest. Below is my schedule as it's taking shape. To see Peter Davidson's remaining schedule, as well as sites of his that I'll be taking over, go to www.MidwestWriter.com.

You can contact me at JeanDTennant@hotmail.com or Jean@MidwestWriter.com

To see my schedule of upcoming Seminars/Workshops :
www.MidwestWriter.com

I'm pleased to announce that Shapato Publishing is ready to launch with several new titles due in 2008. This has long been a dream of mine, and I recently decided it was time to stop thinking about it, and to just do it already!

I am currently reworking my horror novel, "Wild Card." First published seventeen years ago by Kensington, it sold well but eventually went out of print. The rights have reverted back to me and I've decided to update it and publish it through Shapato Publishing. And it definitely needs updating! Imagine teenagers who don't talk about going online, cell phones or texting each other. I hope to have "Wild Card" ready for re-release later this year.