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
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
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
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
JSPF Vice President Teri Lavelle interviews author Tiffany Clarke Harrison, winner of the 2024 Clara Johnson Award.
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
As we prepare Jane’s Stories Press Foundation (JSPF) for the future, we discovered that more than one organization is using our name. To avoid confusion and ensure you’re in touch with the correct organization, please follow Jane’s Stories Press Foundation here on WordPress (click the link at the bottom of this page), and join Jane’s … Continue reading Important Notice!
UPDATE: Submissions are closed for the 2024 award. Thank you to those who submitted books for consideration. The winner will be announced this fall. Jane's Stories Press Foundation announces that nominations are open for the 2024 Clara Johnson Award for Women’s Literature. This award will be bestowed to a book published in 2023 which bears … Continue reading 2024 Clara Johnson Awards Nominations
Taylor Harris is winner of the 2023 Clara Johnson Award for Women’s Literature for her compelling memoir, This Boy We Made: A Memoir of Motherhood, Genetics, and Facing the Unknown. Harris’s stunning memoir is a story about motherhood, the American medical establishment, the American education system, special education, race, and gender in America. Throughout the … Continue reading 2023 Clara Johnson Award Winner: Taylor Harris
