Welcome!
I'm a writer, editor, and speaker in the Chicago area. I write for children and for adults, and I love working with editorial clients (generating ideas, sharpening manuscripts, and generally cheering them on.) I speak at conferences about writing for children, managing impostor syndrome, how to self-edit, and crafting a sustainable (and happy) life as a writer.
I'm the mother of four grown and nearly grown children; so (to paraphrase author Elizabeth Stone,) my heart can be found walking outside of my body in places as far as San Francisco, Baltimore, and the South Side of Chicago. I'm married to David whose obsession with cycling has actually turned out to be a gift, despite some terrifying and hilarious (sometimes at once) moments biking around groovy East Nashville, rush-hour Barcelona, and the steep hills of northern Michigan. (We just celebrated 30 years of marriage. How about us?)
For several years, I worked as a newspaper columnist (mostly writing health and family columns). I then transitioned into writing longer work and have published five books for adults; they're about raising kids, entering midlife, and faith and doubt. My books for kids include Maybe God Is Like That Too, winner of the Moonbeam Spirit gold medal for excellence in children's literature. The second book in the "Maybe" series comes out in 2019. It's called Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor Too, and it's available now for pre-order. I have a few other books for children in the works as well.
What else? I love to cook. I read a lot. I have two rescue dogs named Scarlett and Shiloh. To my daughters' distress, I love watching Somebody Feed Phil, Chef's Table, and other travel/food shows as well as a handful of favorite old musicals. To their delight, I love seeing live theater and fell in love with The Band's Visit and Dear Evan Hansen as much as they did when we saw them on Broadway this year. I wish I could write better bios, roller skate, throw pots on a pottery wheel, and travel even more than I do. I am proud to serve as president of INK: A Creative Collective, and my literary agent is Adria Goetz at Martin Literary Management.
Tell me about you!
JG
I'm the mother of four grown and nearly grown children; so (to paraphrase author Elizabeth Stone,) my heart can be found walking outside of my body in places as far as San Francisco, Baltimore, and the South Side of Chicago. I'm married to David whose obsession with cycling has actually turned out to be a gift, despite some terrifying and hilarious (sometimes at once) moments biking around groovy East Nashville, rush-hour Barcelona, and the steep hills of northern Michigan. (We just celebrated 30 years of marriage. How about us?)
For several years, I worked as a newspaper columnist (mostly writing health and family columns). I then transitioned into writing longer work and have published five books for adults; they're about raising kids, entering midlife, and faith and doubt. My books for kids include Maybe God Is Like That Too, winner of the Moonbeam Spirit gold medal for excellence in children's literature. The second book in the "Maybe" series comes out in 2019. It's called Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor Too, and it's available now for pre-order. I have a few other books for children in the works as well.
What else? I love to cook. I read a lot. I have two rescue dogs named Scarlett and Shiloh. To my daughters' distress, I love watching Somebody Feed Phil, Chef's Table, and other travel/food shows as well as a handful of favorite old musicals. To their delight, I love seeing live theater and fell in love with The Band's Visit and Dear Evan Hansen as much as they did when we saw them on Broadway this year. I wish I could write better bios, roller skate, throw pots on a pottery wheel, and travel even more than I do. I am proud to serve as president of INK: A Creative Collective, and my literary agent is Adria Goetz at Martin Literary Management.
Tell me about you!
JG
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"Jennifer Grant is fiercely tender, funny, passionate about family, faithful, and hungry for justice.
Read this book!" Becca Stevens, founder of Thistle Farms and a top ten 2016 CNN Hero - "It's rare to read someone who is as honest as Jennifer Grant is. In a time that's full to overflowing with easy, posturing confessions,
this is a necessary, awakening memoir." Jon M. Sweeney, coauthor of Mixed-Up Love and editor of Phyllis Tickle: Essential Spiritual Writings - "Jennifer Grant manages to convey the trials of midlife with both realism and hope. This memoir, unexpectedly, helped me look forward to experiencing my forties and fifties."
Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, author of Start, Love, Repeat |