Jennifer
Macaire is an American freelance writer/illustrator.
She was born in Kingston, NY and lived in Samoa, California and
the Virgin Islands before moving to France. Married to a professional
polo player, she has three children. She has published short stories
in various magazines. One of her short stories was nominated for
the Pushcart Prize.
In June 2002 she won
the 3am/Harper Collins flash fiction contest for her story There
Are Geckos. Her story Islands appears in A
Dictionary of Failed Relationships published by
Three River's Press, an imprint of Penguin Putnam.
She has written a series
of fiction novels based on the life of Alexander the Great - the
first, Time For Alexander published
by Jacobyte Books in April 2002 is an EPPIE finalist for 2003.
The second book in the series, Heroes In The Dust,
is an EPPIE finalist for 2004. She also published Angels
On Crusade, a fiction novel about the ill-fated
eighth crusade. The Promise, a science
fiction book for young adults, and Virtual Murder,
both a 2004 EPPIE finalist for science fiction and YA fiction.
Her illustrations have
appeared in many magazines and most recently in a children's book Christmas
Stars by Rita Toews, available at Books Unbound.
Web Site: www.jennifermacaire.com.
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Awards
and Nominations
The
Secret Of Shabaz
2004 Road
to Romance Reviewer’s Choice Award
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