James W. Bennett Mailing Address: 306 W. Division St. Normal, IL. 61761 County: McLean E-mail: jwbnnt@aol.com Website: www.jameswbennett.com Phone: work/home: 309.452.5089 Genre: Young Adult Novel; Fiction

 

 

Periodical Publications:

• Weekly Feature Piece in Normalite, A Community Weekly

Book Publications:

• A Quiet Desperation, Thomas Nelson (1983).
• I Can Hear the Mourning Dove, Houghton-Mifflin (1990) and now in Scholastic Signature paperback
• Dakota Dream, Scholastic (1994) & Scholastic Signature
• The Squared Circle, Scholastic, 1995, & Scholastic Signature (2000)
• The Flex of the Thumb, Pin Oak Press, (1996)
• The Blue Star Rapture, Simon & Schuster (2001)
• Plunking Reggie Jackson, Simon & Schuster (2001)
• Old Hoss, McFarland Publishing (2002)

Forthcoming Publications:

• Faith Wish, Holiday House, Spring 2003

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Favorable Reviews Available

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Visting Author, Niantic, IL
• University of Houston, Classroom Visit 10/29/02
• Lockport High School, Lockport, IL.
• NCEE conference

Recent Workshops:

Present Employment:

• Self Employed Author

Preferred Audience:

• University Visits
• High school author visits

Willing to travel:

• Yes, only in U.S.