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Janice Eidus is an American author who writes and speaks on issues concerning contemporary culture, women's issues, and Jewish culture. Eidus grew up in the Bronx, and she has since lived in the Virgin Islands, California, Iowa and upstate New York. She now lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn, New York and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. In addition to her writing, Eidus is a frequent guest speaker and teacher throughout the U.S., Europe, and Central America, at a wide variety of venues, including writers conferences, Jewish studies programs, women's bookstores, and theaters. She has a master's degree in fiction writing from The Johns Hopkins University.〔(Janice Eidus's website ).〕 Her novels include ''The Last Jewish Virgin ''(2010), ''The War of the Rosens ''(2008), ''Urban Bliss ''(2001), and ''Faithful Rebecca (1987)''. She has also published collections of short stories, including ''The Celibacy Club ''and ''Vito Loves Geraldine,'' and has been published in numerous anthologies. Her essay "Soft, Warm, and Fuzzy" appears in the anthology ''Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting ''(2013), published by W. W. Norton & Company. Janice Eidus has twice won the O.Henry Prize for her short stories, as well as a Pushcart Prize, a Redbook Prize, the Acker Award For Fiction, and numerous other awards. ''The War of the Rosens'' has garnered critical acclaim, won the 2008 Independent Publisher Book Award in Religious Fiction, and was nominated for the Sophie Brody Medal, an award for the most distinguished contribution to Jewish Literature for Adults.〔http://janiceeidus.com〕 ==See also== * Lists of American writers * List of Johns Hopkins University people * List of people from Brooklyn, New York * List of people from the Bronx 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Janice Eidus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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