About Me

Jen Karuza Schile

Writing Resume

Magazines

Published nearly 100 articles (including profiles, features, interviews, personal essays, and news) in National Fisherman magazine.
Personal essay published in Pacific Fishing magazine.

Anthologies

Personal essay published in Steady as She Goes: Women’s Adventures at Sea (2003).
Personal essay published in A Matter of Choice: 25 People Who Transformed Their Lives (2004).
Personal essay published in P.S. What I Didn't Say: Unsent Letters to Our Female Friends (2009).

Awards

Won an honorable mention in the Memoir category of the Writer's Digest Writing Competition.

Writing Affiliation

Jen facilitates a writing circle and contributes to the newsletter for the Story Circle Network (a national organization of women writers).

Recent Writing Activity

Guest blogger on The Writer Mama Riffs in December 2008.
Named a Rising Star (The Ones to Watch) on the Get Known Before the Book Deal website.
Personal essay published in the February 2009 issue of National Fisherman magazine.

The Very Latest

Jen is writing a new feature story for National Fisherman magazine and working on her first novel.

Copies of all articles and writing clips available upon request.

Coming in October 2009!

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