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| First Name | Jerena |
| Last Name | Tobiasen |
| Member Since | January 13, 2019 |
| City | Burnaby |
| State | British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Pen Name | Jerena Tobiasen |
| Branch Affiliation | BC |
| Website | http://jerenatobiasen.ca/ |
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| Bio | Jerena Tobiasen - award-winning author of The Prophecy, a 3-volume, historical fiction saga including The Crest, The Emerald, and The Destiny - lives in Vancouver, Canada. If she’s not home, she’s likely travelling. Jerena’s latest novel – Tsarina’s Crown – is the beginning of another adventure: The Nightingale and Sparrow Chronicles. Jerena embellishes her writing by travelling to foreign lands, visiting museums and libraries, conducting interviews, and travelling in the footsteps of her characters. Her experiences and discoveries enrich the authenticity of the historical fiction she crafts. In 2019, Jerena travelled extensively throughout southern Europe, northern Africa and the Arctic collecting data for her new series, which she wrote during the Covid ‘shut-down’. In June 2022 she and her assistant travelled throughout England and the Mediterranean to complete some last-minute research for The Nightingale and Sparrow Chronicles. Jerena also writes short stories, poetry, travel commentaries and an assortment of other writings some of which can be found on her website. |
| Publications | The Prophecy Saga: The Crest, Book I The Emerald, Book II The Destiny, Book III The Nightingale and Sparrow Chronicles: Tsarina's Crown, book 1 Various poems and short stories published in Wordplay at Work, an e-zine publication by Royal City Literary Arts Society since 2017 |
| Other Memberships | Federation of BC Writers Royal City Literary Arts Society The Writers' Union of Canada |
| Awards | The Prophecy (saga): winner of the Independent Press Award, 2020 Distinguished Favourite, Historical Fiction Series; 2020 Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Series (Fiction); Canada Book Awards winner The Destiny: winner of Readers' Favorite 2020 Bronze Medal for Historical Fiction The Prophecy: Readers' Favorite 5-Star Review for each of The Crest, The Emerald and The Destiny The Emerald: Hemingway Award for 20th Century Wartime Fiction, First Place 2021 |
| Contests | The Blue Boots, shortlisted - Surrey International Writers Conference, 2018 |
| Genres | e-Book, Freelance, History, Horror, Speculative, Young Adult |
| Available For | Readings, Presentations, Workshops, Book Club Meetings, Speaking Engagements |