The JSPF Annual Meeting will be held on the evening of December 29 at 6:30 p.m. CT on Zoom. A link follows the agenda.Annual Meeting and Author Readings December 29, 2025, 6:30 PM, CST Call to Order Welcome and Introduction of the Board by president. Former President and Current Treasurer, Susan Winstead is introduced. Secretary, … Continue reading 2025 JSPF Annual Meeting
Support Women Writers
Please take a moment to support women writers this Giving Tuesday by donating to JSPF. Donations of $35 or more will be sent a book from past Clara Johnson Award submission. Click on the Donations tab to make your donation. Thank you.
Clara Johnson’s 100th Birthday
Please read this letter from our president Teri Lavelle.
2025 Clara Johnson Award Ceremony Video
The 2025 CJA Ceremony was held on September 29. Winner Ona's reading and discussion of her writing (and life!) was captivating.
2025 Clara Johnson Award Winner: Ona Gritz
Ona Gritz is the 2025 Clara Johnson Award winner for Everywhere I Look: A Memoir. Gritz's tragic and inspiring memoir revels in its authentic first-hand account of this author’s will to examine her beloved sister Angie’s violent death and traumatic childhood, as well as Angie’s risky and questionable choices. As the author wrestles with her … Continue reading 2025 Clara Johnson Award Winner: Ona Gritz
Open for Nominations: The 2025 Clara Johnson Award
Jane's Stories Press Foundation (JSPF) announces that nominations are open for the 2025 Clara Johnson Award for Women’s Literature (CJA). This award will be bestowed to a book published in 2024 which bears the attributes of the award’s namesake, and its winner shall be awarded a $500 cash prize. The 2025 Clara Johnson Award Ceremony … Continue reading Open for Nominations: The 2025 Clara Johnson Award
2024 Author Readings
Our thanks to the three authors who shared passages from their works during the first JSPF author reading. The experience was lovely and intense, a wonderful opportunity to listen to the words of these talented women. Click below to enjoy the video, and be prepared to be inspired. Here's where to purchase the featured books:Elizabeth … Continue reading 2024 Author Readings
JSPF Annual Meeting and Call for Author Readings
Please join us December 30, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. CT, for the virtual JSPF Annual Meeting. (Zoom link below.) We’re trying something new this year - author readings! If you’re a published female author who would like give to give a short (5 minutes, including introduction) reading, please: *Send an email to: janesstoriespf@gmail.com.*Use the subject … Continue reading JSPF Annual Meeting and Call for Author Readings
2024 Clara Johnson Award Presentation
JSPF Vice President Teri Lavelle interviews author Tiffany Clarke Harrison, winner of the 2024 Clara Johnson Award.
2024 Clara Johnson Award Winner: Tiffany Clarke Harrison
Tiffany Clarke Harrison is the winner of the 2024 Clara Johnson Award for Women’s Literature for her groundbreaking novel Blue Hour. Harrison’s novel investigates the intertwined human experiences of a harrowing journey of infertility and its treatment, familial trauma, racial identity, an encounter with institutional racial violence, and the endurance of a loving and devoted … Continue reading 2024 Clara Johnson Award Winner: Tiffany Clarke Harrison
Jane's Stories Press Foundation 