Jan Maher's fiction and poetry have been published in literary journals and anthologies including Atticus Review; Eclectica Magazine; Meat for Tea: The Valley Review; Ride 2: More Short FIction About Bicycles; Compass Roads: Poems about the Pioneer Valley, and A Flash of Words: 49 Flash-Fiction Stories. Her novel Earth As It Is was named a Best Indie of 2017 by Kirkus Reviews and American Fiction Awards 2018 LGBT Award Winner. Her novel Heaven, Indiana garnered Best Indie of 2018 designation from Kirkus Reviews. Her play Most Dangerous Women has been produced in dozens of venues in ten states since its debut performance in Seattle in 1990. Her books for educators and community activists include Most Dangerous Women: Bringing History to Life through Readers' Theater and History in the Present Tense (co-authored with Doug Selwyn). She holds a PhD from The Union Institute and University in Interdisciplinary Studies and is a senior scholar at the Institute for Ethics in Public Life, State University of New York at Plattsburgh where she taught courses in gender and women's studies and education. A native of central Indiana, she now lives in Greenfield, MA with her husband Doug Selwyn where she is active with Greening Greenfield, producing community events that bring together performance with environmental issues.
