Jeanne Mackin

Publications – Fiction
2006 Louisa and the Crystal Gazer, NAL, writing as Anna Maclean
2005 Louisa and the Country Gazer, NAL, writing as Anna Maclean
2004 Louisa and the Missing Heiress, NAL, writing as Anna Maclean
The trilogy will be published in Japan in 2008
2001 The Sweet By and By, St. Martin's Press, New York
1996 Dreams of Empire, Kensington Books, New York. Paperback, 1997
1991 The Oueen's War, St. Martin's Press, New York
1990 The Frenchwoman, Piactus Books, London and 1989, St. Martin's Press, New York.

Publications - Nonfiction
1997 The Book of Love, co-edited with Diane Ackerman, W.W. Norton, New York
1992 The Cornell Book of Herbs and Edible Flowers, Cornell University Media Services, Ithaca, NY
1979 Energy and Technology: The Design Connection, Van Nostrand, New York (editor for Cornell University Department of Architecture)

Short fiction and nonfiction – a brief list:
“Beowulf’s Children” essay scheduled for publication in anthology,2011
“Steam” – short story, SNReview, July 2010
“Tropical Depressions: Three Novels of Slavery” Solander Journal, Nov 07
“What Fiction Asks Us to Believe” BookPress Newsletter, Dec 06
“The Comedy Divine, American Letters & Commentary, 15th anniversary issue, 2003
"The Fox Sisters and the Origins of American Spiritualism," New York State Archives Magazine, Dec 2001
''Painting Porches: The Watercolors of Lynn Ferris," American Watercolor, October, 2001
"Bio Engineers Breathe Life into Tiny Machines" Cornell Focus, April 2001
"Biology, Geology and Chemistry Forge a Look at Earth's Future," Cornell Focus, Vol 8 No 1, 1999
"Science Falters With a Credulous Public," Human Ecology Forum 1998 "The Greening of Plastics," Human Ecology Forum, 1997
"Double Vision: Cornell Looks Cloning in the Eye," Cornell Focus, Vol 6 No 3, 1997 "Mortgage Lending Patterns Reveal Racial Bias," Human Ecology Forum, Winter 1994 "On the Grapevine: Touring Upstate New York Wineries," Travel/​Leisure, Sep 1993
"For A Summer Afternoon," Americana~ June 1990
"Keep Y our Wood Good: Choosing the Right Preservative," Home Magazine, July 1987
''Passbook Loans - Banking's Best Kept Secret", U.S. News and World Reports, July 15, 1985; also appeared in Consumer's Research, Washington, D.C. (Nov 1985) and several New York State newspapers
"Reverse Annuity Mortgages" Changing Times, Dec 1985
''Homing in on the Best Deal in a Real Estate Broker," Moneysworth, Autumn, 1983, from an article also used by AP and UPI in over two dozen newspapers including the Chigago Sun-times and Philadelphia Daily News
"The Art of Toby Buonagurio," Ceramics Monthly, Dec 1982
''Energy-Saving Windows," House and Garden, Oct 1980
Other free-lance articles have appeared in Country Living, Holiday/​Travel, New York Times, Family Circle, Sunday Woman, Home Magazine, Upstate, New York Alive, American Artist, Ceramics Monthly, Fiberarts and other publications.

Teaching Experience
Goddard College, faculty member in the MFA in Creative Writing Program, 2001 to Present.
Ithaca College, faculty member in the Writing Department, 1997 to 2004, teaching academic writing,theatre affiliate to academic writing, creative writing and feature writing.
Ithaca College, instructor, tutor and academic consultant for the Ithaca Opportunity Program and
Higher Education Opportunity Program of New York State, 1990 to Present. Instructing in writing,literature and journalism, working with minority students and students from non-traditional backgrounds
Cornell University, Department of Human Resources. 1988. Professional Writing Skills for Employee Development.
Tompkins Cortland Community College, Ithaca, New York, adjunct instructor in journalism, 1986
Bennington College, teaching assistant in creative writing, 1985

Presentations and Panels
“Finding the Narrative in History” Historical Novel Society Conference featured presentation, Albany 2007
“Writing the Unseen: Risk and Revelation,” keynote, Goddard College, 2007
“A New Look at Louisa” Orchard House Alcott Society, 2005
Mystery Lovers Bookshop, Easton Pa, featured appearance, Feb 200
“Historical Detail in Mystery Plotting” Malice Domestic, Washington DC 2003
"Close Readings: On Derivation as a Form of Ancestry," keynote presentation, Goddard College, 2001
"Where Writers Come From" reading and presentation for the Historical Society of Geneva, New York, 2001
Reading and workshop from The Sweet By and By, Ithaca, The Bookery, 2001
''Connections" - Presentation on research techniques for historical fiction, American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass, 1998
Guest lecturer and writing consultant for Q& A, publication from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, Cornell University, 1996 and 1993
Reading and workshop from Dreams of Empire, Barnes and Noble,Binghamton, NY 1996
"Publishing: Notes From the Trenches" presentation for Cornell Editor's Group, 1996 Reading for "Share Our Strength" at Ithaca College, 1995 and 1994
Ithaca Press Club symposium panelist, "Getting Published in the 90's," 1992
"Living History," lecture for American Association of University Women, Ithaca, 1991
"Family History as Narrative," Ontario County Friends of the Library, 2001
Tompkins County community workshops:2000. Object-based memoir
Volcano Arts Center, Hawaii Arts Council, 1991. Creative Writing
"The Fiction of French Azilum," Towanda, Pa. Friends ofthe Public Library, 1990
Guest speaker or lecturer at: Ithaca High School, Towanda Historical Society, American Association of University Women - Ithaca Chapter

Awards
1999 Creative Writing Fellowship from American Antiquarian Society
1990 short-listed for Camargue Foundation Writer's Residence
1989 Wesleyan University Scholarship in Creative Writing Summer Program
1985 Excellence in News Writing, The State Council of New York for University Affairs and Development
1985 Time-Life, Inc. grant for graduate work in creative writing
1984 Exceptional Achievement in News Writing, Council for the Advancement and
Support of Education, Washington, D.C.
1983 Excellence in News Writing Citation Award, Council for the Advancement and
Support of Education, Washington, D.C.

Related Professional Experience
American Antiquarian Society, Applications Reviewer for Creative Writing Grant, 1999 to present
New York State Council on the Arts, Dance and Presenting Organizations Auditor, 1986 to present
Science writer, free lance, for Cornell University, 1997 to present
Program Developer and Script Editor for "Ocean Report", a daily popular science program on the planet's oceans, narrated by Sylvia Earle and produced for national and international radio by Finger Lakes Productions 1998
Writer for ''Nature Watch," also produced by Finger Lakes Productions, 1997
Staff writer, Media Services, Cornell University, 1979 to 1997. Wrote research-based articles
on topics within The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of
Human Ecology, for use in state newspapers and journals and electronic media.
Topics ranged from agricultural research to human
development and consumer economics.
Writing Consultant for Strong Museum, Rochester, New York, 1994
Columnist, Ithaca Journal 1978-1988 and Ithaca Times, 1974-1994

Education
Bennington College, MFA in Creative Writing, 1986
Ithaca College, BA in English, Triplum Concentration in Literature and History, 1970

Professional Affiliations
Author's Guild
American Antiquarian Society
Society of Historical Novelists
Ithaca City of Asylum