Jan Blazanin
Jan Blazanin, a former middle school teacher, grew up in a converted railroad depot near Des Moines, Iowa. Fairest of Them All, her first young adult novel about a beauty queen who develops alopecia, debuted in April 2009. Her upcoming novel, A and L Do Summer, will be available May 10, 2011. Jan received degrees from Grand View University, Iowa State, and Drake University. She studied writing at the Institute of Children's Literature and the Iowa Summer Writing Festival and teaches creative writing for adults and teens. An Iowa native, Jan currently lives on 11 acres in Waukee, Iowa, with her life partner Mike, her dogs and cat, and a flock of guinea fowl. When she’s not writing, you’ll find Jan reading, running, pulling weeds, walking the dogs, or chasing uninvited wildlife out of the house. You can read more about her at her Web site www.janblazanin.com.