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Mary Jean Kelso recently won The 2008 Nevada Press Award for Best Spot News Story for her part in coverage of the Fernley Flood in January 2007. She is a multi-genre' author who has written for many newspapers and magazines. She worked as an Editor for pharmaceutical magazines and as a Customer Services Representative for a Raytheon Company. She works for The Lahontan Valley News writing features


Background Information

I guess you could say story telling and Western history run in my blood. My dad was born in Texas. He was a big man, about 6'3" and was a true cowboy as a young man before working for SP Railroad. When he and my mother were first married his parents and brothers and the newly wed couple (my folks) drove a herd of cattle from Texas to Montana. On the way, my oldest sister was born in Sante Fe. It seemed, of each of us 8 kids, only 2 were born in the same state. Anyway, my grandparents then raised hay for the cavalry up in Montana. My dad's grandfather on his mother's side was a Texas Ranger and his father was killed at the Alamo. Another of his Uncles was killed at a battle at Golaid. My grandmother on my mother's side was a New Mexico homesteader when it was rare for women to claim land as their own. She also was a school teacher in the early days of New Mexico.
        

Birth Place
Eugene, OR USA
Accomplishments

2009, Best Spot News 2008 Award from the National Press Association

Best Spot News Award from The Nevada Press Association -- 2008

Listed in 2000 Women of Acheivement Who's Who and Who's Who in America

Additional Information

Third in the Andy series, Andy and Spirit in the Big Rescue, will release in April 2009. RV Mouse, releases later this fall and a tween book, The Adventures of Andy and Spirit releases later this winter-- all through Guardian Angel Publishing. Life on the Homestead (#4 in the Homesteader Series thorugh Wings Epress releases in July 2009).

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Mary Jean Kelso
P. O. Box 362 
Fernley NV 89408   USA
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Favorite Links

Andy and Spirit Blog
Brush Spirit, see new art work by K.C. Snider, watch trailers of the Andy books.

Wings Epress web site
Has interviews and information on several of my Young Adult and Adult books including the Homesteader series and Goodbye Is Forever

Filedby.com
Information about Young Adult and Adult books written by me and published by WCP. Blue Coat and Kat's Cradle available at www.whiskeycreekpress.com

Secondary personal web page
Further information on me and the children's books





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