Biography

B.A. Hampshire College
M.F.A. Emerson College

Lisa Jahn-Clough received an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College in 1994, the same year her first book, Alicia Has a Bad Day was published. Alicia is still in print and was developed into an ITunes app. To date Lisa has written and illustrated twelve picture books, including My Friend and I, Little Dog, and A Tale of Two Bunnies, and has written three young adult novels, Country Girl/City Girl, Me, Penelope and most recently, Nothing But Blue (all published with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Her books have received awards and exemplary reviews from Bank Street College, Child Magazine, Parent's Choice, Raising Readers, and EW.com. Her current book project is a series of Early Readers, illustrated by her husband, author/illustrator/professor, Ed Briant.

Lisa came to Rowan in 2010 and teaches undergraduate and graduate-level courses in creative writing, writing children's stories, and writing the graphic novel. Prior to Rowan, she taught at Emerson College, Maine College of Art, Vermont College of Fine Arts and Hamline University. She has helped to develop numerous students' careers as published authors, editors and agents in the children's literature field. In addition, Lisa is a frequent speaker in elementary, middle, and high schools and libraries, promoting literacy and writing to children. She is on the board of the PEN Children's Book Caucus. You can find more about Lisa and her books on her website: www.lisajahnclough.com

Research Interests

Writing, Illustrating, Children's Literature, Graphic Novels

Courses

Writing for Children and Young Adults; Writing the Graphic Novel; Writing and Reading Picture Books; Writing the Young Adult Novel; Creative Writing 1; Creative Writing 2; Fiction Writing; Core 1; Seminar 1

Publications

The Kids of Cattywampus Street (novel), FlapJacks (picture book) Alicia (picture book) Land of the Midnight Sun (graphic novel)