Hello! Welcome to my author website.
I am thrilled that you are here! My name is Jennifer Conklin and I am an award-winning, independently published author. My debut novel, Pretend, is a YA contemporary romance. It's about a girl running from her past only to find her future, available in both paperback and kindle versions. I also developed a children’s book series called The Adventures Above Series, which is about a little girl and her dinosaur best friend. There are three stories currently, with the possibility of more. Book One is called, She Who Walks Above The Trees, and Book Two is called, She Who Swims Above The Seas. They are available online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million.
This Spring of 2024, Pretend took First Place in the Young Adult-Romance Category and She Who Walks Above The Trees took First Place in the Children's Picture Book Category, in The BookFest Awards. In the International Book Awards, Pretend was a finalist in the Young Adult category. Finally, Pretend won the entire YA category in both LA and London Book festivals and was runner-up in the New York Book Festival. She Who Walks Above The Trees, took honorable mention in the Children's book category at all three festivals.
In addition to being an award-winning author, I was a special education teacher for many years. I taught precious littles my whole career and though it can be a challenging, it is also very rewarding. To watch their faces light up as they accomplish their goals, makes me beam with pride. Each and every student have been unique, amazing, and will always hold a little piece of my heart.
As you can already guess, I love to write! I also love stories in any format; books, TV shows & movies. I am young at heart and have always loved a good love story!! I live in New York with my husband, our younger son, who recently graduated from college, and two sweet dogs. Our older son and his wife live nearby which makes me a very happy momma :)
Thank you for coming to my author website, and I hope you enjoy my debut novel Pretend and my debut children's book, She Who Walks Above The Trees. Also, check out my second children's book, She Who Swims Above The Seas, available NOW! Check out my blog by clicking the tab at the top to see how I started my writing journey and why my newsletter is named Happy DETours!
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Happy DETours,
Jenn
