Jewels of the Quill is a group of award-winning women authors. We write in over 40 categories of fiction, nonfiction, and everything in between. Among the 12 authors in the group, we've had over 250 books published with 65 contracted for by 73 publishers. We've won or been finalists for more than 150 awards. Our books are available in mass market paperback, trade paperback, hardcover, electronic, Large Print, and audio formats. In short, we offer something for every reader.
What you'll find on the Jewels website:
- Monthly Giveaways -- Win free books from your favorite Dame of the Quill! And join us for our annual Valentine's Day, Anniversary and Christmas giveaways!
- New Dame Spotlight -- Every month one of the Dames will be spotlighted along with her newest release!
- Special Interview -- Find out more about your favorite Dame in a spotlight interview!
- Updates -- New releases, upcoming books and appearances of your favorite Dame of the Quill!
- Information about and excerpts from the Jewels of the Quill group anthologies!
Karen Wiesner is an accomplished author with 50 books published in the past 10 years, which have been nominated/won 69 awards, and 17 more releases contracted for spanning many categories and formats. Karen’s books cover such genres as women’s fiction, romance, mystery/police procedural/cozy, suspense, paranormal, futuristic, gothic, inspirational, thriller, horror and action/adventure. She also writes children’s books, poetry, and writing reference titles such as her bestseller, First Draft in 30 Days, available from Writer’s Digest Books.
Her previous writers’ reference titles focused on non-subsidy, royalty-paying electronic publishing, author promotion, and setting up a promotional group like her own, the award-winning Jewels of the Quill, which she founded in 2003. The group does two anthologies, edited by Karen and others, together per year. Karen is also a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), EPIC, Sisters in Crime Internet Chapter, BooksWeLove.net, and World Romance Writers. In addition to her writing, Karen enjoys designing Web sites, graphics, and cover art.
