Author photo copyright 2021 by Anita Pazner
Links to previously published articles & other writing:
- My Young Adult horror short story, “The Three-Eyed Tree, appeared in the October 2024 issue of The Quiet Ones zine. See page 33.
https://wearethequietones.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Quiet-Ones-Annual-2024-Edition.pdf - My horror short story, “Seeking Bad Boys for Fun and Adventure,” appeared in The Quiet Ones zine. See page 16. https://wearethequietones.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Quiet-Ones-December-2023.pdf
- Publisher’s Weekly Column, April 13, 2018
- Dear Frida Pennabook, From Truthful in Trenton
- Dear Frida Pennabook, From Great Expectations in Grayling
- Dear Frida Pennabook, From Hibernating in Haslett
- Dear Frida Pennabook, From Harried in Hastings
- Dear Frida Pennabook, From Wavering in Wyandotte
- Dear Frida Pennabook, From Scared in Sault St. Marie
- Jay has over 30 years of professional writing experience.
- She has over 16 years of college-level teaching experience, including curriculum development.
- She holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, an MA in Technical Writing from Bowling Green State University, and a BA in Written Communications from Eastern Michigan University.
- She has extensive freelance experience editing middle-grade, young-adult, and adult novels, picture books (including rhyming and nonfiction), and short stories.
- She is a former acquisitions reader for three literary agencies.
- She has extensive freelance experience editing technical documents for various corporate clients.
- She is the former Regional Advisor for Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Switzerland chapter.
- She has experience presenting at conferences on the craft of writing.
- She has been a submission judge for several high-profile writing contests and literary journals.
Where Else You Can Find Me Online:
- YouTube Discussion on Character Desire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X6aXfOvLKc
- YouTube Discussion on Writing Action Scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo-nE7YO0SY