Ferguson, Jo Ann

Romance novelist Jo Ann Ferguson also writes as J.A. Ferguson, Joanna Hampton, Jo Ann Brown, and Rebecca North. Her work has been honored with award nominations from Pearl, ROMY, Romantic Times, Rom/Con, and Affaire de Coeur magazine. Amazon Books has chosen her novels to showcase, and Romance Writers of America bestowed the two ARTemis Awards for Jo Ann's Zebra Regencies: The Counterfeit Count and A Christmas Bride. Nonfiction also appeals to her because it's where she got her start, seeing her first byline when she was twelve years old. She contributed to an encyclopedia of the English Regency period published by Garland Press. For all three editions of the New England Chapter's Now That You've Sold Your Book, What Next?, she has served as co-editor. Believing in giving back, Jo Ann has served Romance Writers of America on both the local and national levels. She has served on the national board as president as well as a director and a term as vice president. For her volunteer work, she was given RWA's highest honor, the Emma Merritt National Service Award. She is also a creative writing instructor. She was awarded a Massachusetts Art Grant to teach creative writing and then established several creative writing courses at Brown University. (From the author's website, Feb. 28, 2012.)

From the description of Jo Ann Ferguson papers, 1985-2007 (bulk 1995-2007) [1985-2007] (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122365827

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