Janis Cooke Newman

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Janis Cooke Newman
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma mater San Francisco State University
Notable worksMary: Mrs. A. Lincoln, The Russian Word for Snow, A Master Plan for Rescue

Janis Cooke Newman is an American writer. She is known for her novels, Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln (McAdam/Cage 2006, Harcourt 2007) and A Master Plan for Rescue (Riverhead 2015) as well as her memoir The Russian Word for Snow (St. Martin's Press 2001). She lives in San Francisco and is a long-time member of the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto, [1] a member of The Castro Writers Coop, [2] as well as the founder of the Lit Camp Writers’ Conference.

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Biography

Newman grew up in New Jersey and attended San Francisco State University, where she received an MFA in creative writing. [3] She lives in San Francisco and has been a member of the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto since 2007. [4] She has been on staff at the Community of Writers, the Lit Camp writers conference, and at the Book Passage Travel Writers Conference. [5]

Critical acclaim

Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln was one of USA Today Best Books of 2006 [6] and a Finalist (for First Fiction) for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize. [7] Newman's work has been reviewed in USA Today [8] and People Magazine, [9] and her travel writing has appeared in the New York Times , the Los Angeles Times , and the San Francisco Chronicle .

Bibliography

Novels

Memoir

Travel writing

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References

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  2. "The Coop: Our Writers" . Retrieved 2015-06-11.
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