Jean Marie Ward writes fiction and nonfiction—and everything in between.



Her first novel, With Nine You Get Vanyr (written with the late Teri Smith), finaled in the Science Fiction/Fantasy and Humor categories of the 2008 Indie Book Awards. Her story, "Hero Material", is featured in Here Be Dragons: Tales of DragonCon, which also boasts stories by Quinn Yarbro, Jody Lynn Nye, and the late Robert Asprin. Other short story credits include "Lord Bai's Discovery" in Dragon Lure (Dark Quest Books, May 2010), and "Most Dead Bodies in a Confined Space" and "First Stone" published in Strange Pleasures 2 and 3, respectively.



Her most recent nonfiction book, Fantasy Art Templates, is an instructional title in Barron's Fantasy and Graphic Novel Illustrators line. In contrast, her first art book, Illumina: the Art of J.P. Targete, focused exclusively on the work of the Chesley Award-winning artist. She edited the respected web magazine, Crescent Blues for eight years, and her byline appears in periodicals as diverse as Science Fiction Weekly and Romance Writers Report. Her resume also includes a stint as an assistant producer for the local access cable program Mystery Readers Corner. Additional information about Ms. Ward can be found on her web site, JeanMarieWard.com.