Authority control databases
| International | |
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| National | |
Janis Cooke Newman | |
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| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | San Francisco State University (MFA) |
| Notable works | Mary: 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.
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]
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.
