Jan Cleere
Author & Freelance Writer
Author & Freelance Writer
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Awards
Recipient of the Friends of Arizona Archives (FAzA)
award
, presented at the 2010 Arizona History Convention, for the best use of
archival research materials using multiple collections from more than one
archival repository. Jan’s paper was entitled, “Keeping the Faith: The
Daughters of Charity on the Comstock and the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet in the Old Pueblo.”
2010 Winner of the National Federation of Press Women's Communication Contest for historical articles.
Awarded Best Entry, Outstanding Writing for historical profile articles by Arizona Newspaper Association at 2010 Arizona Press Women's annual conference.
Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers.
- Selected as one of best books of 2009 by Arizona Book Publishing Association
- 2009 WINNER for young adult nonfiction awarded by the Arizona Book Publishing Association
- 2008 FINALIST National Best Books Awards, sponsored by USA Book News
- 2008 FINALIST Arizona Press Women's Communication Contest for young adult nonfiction
- 2007 WINNER National Federation of Press Women's Communications Contest in historical nonfiction
- 2007 WINNER Arizona Press Women's Communications Contest in historical nonfiction
- 2007 Finalist for regional books in the Arizona Book Publishing Association annual book awards competition
- 2006 WILLA Literary Award Finalist - Award is presented annually for outstanding literature featuring women's stories set in the West. The WILLA Literary Awards, named after author Willa Cather, are chosen by a distinguished panel of twenty-one professional librarians.
- 2006 Finalist in Arizona Press Women's Communications Contest
- 2006 Roll of Honor of the Nevada Women's History Project - The Roll of Honor of the Nevada Women's History Project honors individuals and organizations who have "made a difference" in the gathering and dissemination of Nevada women's history; who have shown commitment and creativity that resulted in tangible contributions of published works, video collections, accessible research data and special services.
Jan was a finalist in 2001 for the Sharlot Hall Alice B. Longan award which encourages serious women writers at the beginning of their literary careers.