Welcome to My Website
 
Like a good story, work is in progress so feel free to read my bio and send me an email. You'll find
story synopses, excerpts, lesson plans, therapeutic poetry, creative writing workshops/seminars and
media information. My first book Julie & The Lost Fairy Tale was published November 2006.
My second book Emily/Out of My Mother's Darkness has just been released April 2009. 

 Thanks for stopping by.

Sincerely,

                 
 

Janie Lancaster grew up in Middletown, New York. She has two grown children and a teenage granddaughter. She now lives in southern California with her husband Don, her blue eyed childhood sweetheart. After working as a sign language interpreter for the last fifteen years and a college professor for seven she has set out on a course to fulfill her childhood dream to publish her written works.

In 1997 at the Wildacres Children's Book Writers Workshop in North Carolina Janie was picked the most determined to be a writer. She has gone to numerous conferences sponsored by The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, The San Diego Book Awards Association and The San Diego Writers/Editors Guild. At this time she has written three children's novels, fifteen picture books and numerous poems.

Her first novel, Julie & The Lost Fairy Tale , is being printed as a serial story in newspapers throughout the country. This is being done through the Newspapers in Education programs where children read newspapers in classrooms. The book is now available worldwide in book storesand online at: Borders.com,  Target.com, B&N.com and Amazon.com by Star Publish. http://starpublishllc.com  Libraries and schools can order from Ingram and Baker & Taylor or direct from the author.  

Buy Now! Click here to e-mail Janie for ordering signed books or books in bulk.
Ask for special bulk rates.

  



Janie is a survivor of childhood traumas. She plans to take her readers through dreams and fairy tales, abandonment and recovery and on to survival. Her inspirational poetry will be included in her true-life story she is now working on entitled When Silence Reigns, a therapeutic book about how creative, writing gave voice to a silenced child. Coping with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Myofascial Pain, PTSS and Seasonal Affective Disorder is also a part of Janie's story of survival. At the time of this writing, she is in the process of editing and getting her books ready for publication.

Some of her works in progress for children are:

 Emily/Out of My Mother's Darkness (Autobiographical Fiction) view synopsis 
Just Released
Barnes and Nobles click here




(Book cover design is a work in progress)

Read and interview about the Emily book at: ednews.org


 Jasmine the Wooden Girl (Novel for ages 8-12) view synopsis

 Opal & The Secret Code (Picture book) Deaf culture 

 Opal & Moonlit Nights (Picture book) Deaf culture

 Moggee Frog Thumb (Picture book)

 Ava Matty & Her Daddy Love Mommy (Picture book)

 Bennie Beneli's Shadow (Picture book)

 Goodbye Room (Picture book) Next work in progress.

 Edweana Beana & A Polka Dot Day (Picture book)

 Edweana Beana & Faces in Clouds (Picture book) 

 Mosby a Therapy Dog & Me a Wannabe (Picture book)

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Media Page Press Releases etc.

http://starpublishllc.com/Bookstore.htm

 

See Julie Book Reviews

Free Lesson Plans

 


Therapeutic Writing

 


Read Julie & The Lost Fairy Tale synopsis

 

Teacher's Workshops


Therapeutic Poetry

 

School Visits

 


NIE Information

 

Starpublishllc.com

© Janie Lancaster 2006--2009

Midwest Book Review 
Children's Bookwatch: July 2008

The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf

 

First published as a serial story in the newspapers, "Julie & The Lost Fairy Tale" is now compiled into the form of
a novel for children and young adults. An original and captivating tale, "Julie & The Lost Fairy Tale" follows
the relationship between Julie, her grandmother, and a mysterious travel chest.
Highly recommended for community library young adult fiction collections.

 

Click here to see a short Video


 Listen to an Interview with Chris Bridges News-JournalOnline in Daytona Beach Florida http://www.nieworld.com/special/julie/author_interview.htm


Interview with Ednews

Michael F. Shaughnessy Senior Columnist EdNews.org
Eastern New Mexico University 


Julie & The Lost Fairy Tale
Picked one of the top ten for Historical Fiction.
A Writer to Believe In
http://www.writerstobelievein.com/HistoricalFiction.php 

One reader calls the Julie book a Hallmark story. It touched her heart.

Order Julie Books Online from Janie click here

Janie's Children"s Literature Bolg

Entire contents © Janie Lancaster 2007--2009
 All rights reserved

2009 Events Calendar

 

May 8th

Reader’s Inc Bookstore in La Mesa, CA

5:00 to 8:00PM

 

May 9th

Children’s Book Festival May 9th, 2009 at the

North University Community Branch Library, San Diego, CA

The Yellow Book Road Booth (morning)

 

May 16th

 Oceanside Public Library in Oceanside, Ca

2:00PM

Presentation: Building Believable Characters and

Book signing

 

May 31st

 Captain Fitch’s Bookstore in Oldtown, Ca

1:00 to 4:00PM

 

July 2nd

Vista Library in Vista, CA.
Presentation: “Express Yourself”
Find and Express Your Internal Voice

2:30 to 3:30PM