Janet Kay Jensen
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| Janet Kay Jensen | |
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| Born | April 3, 1951 Berkeley, California |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Miles Jensen |
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Janet Kay Jensen is an American author. She was born April 3, 1951 in Berkeley, California. She earned the following degrees: B.S.Utah State University (Logan, Utah) and M.A. Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). Jensen resides in northern Utah.[1]
Jensen's novel Don’t You Marry the Mormon Boys was awarded third prize at the 2004 Irreantum fiction contest by the Association for Mormon Letters.[2]
Jensen's novel has grown to include an international audience. A feature article in an online Brisbane, Australia news link conducted an interview to discuss the book and current events.[1]
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[edit] Novel
- Don’t You Marry the Mormon Boys (Bonneville Books, Cedar Fort Inc. 2007) ISBN 9781599550756[3]
[edit] Nonfiction
- (with Shaunda Kennedy Wenger) The Book Lover’s Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by Celebrated Works of Literature and the Passages that Feature Them (Wenger & Jensen, Ballantine Books, 2003) ISBN 0345465466[4]
[edit] Contributing Author
- Writing Secrets: A Comprensive Guide to Writing Fiction & Nonfiction in the LDS Market (LDStorymakers 2005)
- The Magic of Stories: Literature-Based Language Intervention (Strong & North, Thinking Publications 1996)
- "Voice Male: Careers by Day, A Cappella by Night". Meridian Magazine. http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/040706voicemail.html. Retrieved 2009 January.
[edit] References
- ^ "Famous Mormon Writers and Authors". Famous Mormons. http://famousmormons.net/auth2.html. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Mormon fiction contest winners announced". Deseret Morning News. 2004-07-31. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10431B46D331263E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Book reviews: Don't You Marry the Mormon Boys". MormonTimes.com. 2008-05-07. http://mormontimes.com/ME_books.php?bID=35. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Well-read & well-fed". Deseret Morning News. 2003-12-24. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,575038789,00.html. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
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