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My Resume
Janis
Fields
9 Marla Ave.
Ledyard, CT 06339
Email: author@janfields.com
Selected
Credits
For Children:
Books (sold with
She's Like Me collectible doll from The Family Company,
Mooresville, NJ)
1998
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Responsibility:
Becoming a Big Sister
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Trust:
When You Came To My Recital
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Friendship:
With My Special Pet
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Loyalty:
Sharing Family Traditions
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Wisdom:
Bringing Home an A
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Confidence:
With My Ears Pierced
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Courage:
Going To School
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Creativity:
I Made It Myself
1999
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Faith:
Counting My Blessings
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Sharing:
With Mom
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Love:
Dancing With Dad
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Unity:
Cheerleading
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Joyfulness:
Having Fun
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Discovery:
Reaching for the Stars
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Patience:
Making Things Grow
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Sportsmanship:
Making the Team
2000
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Tradition:
Learning from Grandma
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Manners:
A Tea Party
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Curiosity:
Loving Books
Magazine Stories and
Articles
- "How I Spent My Summer
Vacation", (a paper doll )
October 1992 issue, Doll World
- "Good Shepherd"
(game)
"David Saves the Day"
Feb/Mar/Apr 1996 issue
"The Shepherd King" (puzzle)
"Lamb and Shepherd" (craft)
Feb/Mar/Apr 2000 issue
Shining Star
- Frog Puppet, April 1999
issue, Crayola Kids
- "Inventors" (puzzle),
August/September 1999 issue
Boy's Quest
- "Make Your Own Newt"
(craft), 2000 issue
Highlights
- “Dandelion” (poem),
May 2001 issue
Ladybug
- “If Wishes
Were Kittens” a rebus
May 2001 issue of Wee
Ones Magazine
- “Snowflakes”
poem and craft, for Holidays and Seasonal Celebrations. Reprinted
in The Best of the Best of Holidays and Seasonal Celebrations
- Frog fingerplay, recipe and craft,
January/February 2002 issue Lollipops
- “Night
Eyes” story with accompanying sidebar, September 2002 Ladybug
- “Favorite Things Hats”,
craft, February 2003 Highlights
- “Family
Treasure”, story, November 2003 Pockets
- "Old and New", story, September 2004 Wee Ones
Magazine
Stories and Articles accepted but awaiting publication dates
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“Self-Mailers”
for Highlights
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"Carnivorous Caterpillars" for Cricket
Children’s
Church Curriculum
Interactive
Children’s Stories written as a monthly serial throughout 1998 for Kidzown,
Family Company.
Wrote two fiction stories per week, (each story ran for several weeks,
adding chapters each week.)
- Adam and Eve
- Pirates Cave
- Mystery Ranch
- An Ocean Adventure
- Helping Hands and
Cocoa
- The Sleepover
- The Runaway
- The Dognappers
- Kidnapped
- Treasure House
- Dog Gone It
- The Hawk
- The Lighthouse
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Spies
For
Adults:
Favorite
Magazine Credits
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“Make
a Joshua” in the June 1987 issue of Teddy Bear and Friends
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“Tips
on Designing a Teddy Bear” in the Aug 1988 issue of Teddy Bear
and Friends
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“How
I Spent My Summer Vacation” in the Oct 1992 issue of International
Doll World
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“Raising
Men of God” in the Jan 1996 issue of Single Parent Family
Favorite
Online Parenting Article Credits
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“On-Line
Shopping,” “Raising Men,” “Back to School,” “Online
Safety for Children and Teens,” plus software and website reviews.
The Kitchen Table, Family Company
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“Genealogy
for Fun and Family,” and “Brightening Up the Gray” at the new Kitchen
Table, Family Company
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“Bang,
Bang, Our Kids and Guns” plus software review column for Parenting
Today’s Teen
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“Get
Writing…On the Web,” “Free Computer Crafts,” “Build Your
Own Webpages – For Free,” “Encouraging the Reluctant
Reader,” “Helpful Tips for Work at Home Moms,”“Kids and
Collecting” for the KBkids.com community sections, no longer
online.
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“Tell
Me a Story” for Folks
Online
Favorite
Writing Articles
Education:
Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Journalism, 1983
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Teaching
Credits
1985 –
1995
Blue Ridge Community College
Continuing Education Department
Flat Rock, North Carolina 28731
2002 - ongoing
Institute of Children's Literature
Courses
Written & Taught:
- Magazine Nonfiction
Writing
- Writing For Children
- Beginners Fiction
Writing
- Pipeline for Publication for
Institute of Children's Literature
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