Bio:  Jennifer Macaire lives in France with her husband, three children, and two dogs. She grew up in upstate New York, Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. She graduated and moved to NYC where she modelled for five years for Elite. She went to France and met her husband at the polo club. All that is true. But she mostly likes to make up stories.

She has published short stories in such magazines as Polo Magazine, PKA’s Advocate, The Bear Deluxe, Nuketown, The Eclipse, Anotherealm, Linnaean Street, Inkspin, Literary Potpourri, Mind Caviar, 3 am Magazine, and the Vestal Review. One of her short stories 'Honey on Your Skin', was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. In June 2002 she won the 3am/Harper Collins flash fiction contest for her story There are Geckos' Her story 'Islands' appears in the anthology ‘A Dictionary of Failed Relationships’ published by by Three Rivers Press, an imprint of Penguin Putnam.

Her illustrations have appeared in many magazines and most recently in a children’s book Christmas Stars by Rita Toews, available at Books Unbound.

Books:

The Secret of Shabaz
(Aug. 2004)
Medallion Press
 
Virtual Murder
(Jan. 2004)
first published with Loose Id
 
Horse Passages
(Dec. 2005)
first published with Medallion Press
now with Calderwood Books
 
Angels on Crusade
(Dec. 2005)
Cerridwin Press

Time for Alexander
First published by Jacobyte Books in Australia
Calderwood Books

Heroes in the Dust
Calderwood Books
 
Awards and Accolades:
 
Short stories:
 
Honey on Your Skin – Pushcart Prize nomination
There are Geckos – 1st prize 3am / Harper Collins flash fiction contest
The Phallus From Dallas – Preditors and Editors ten best short stories pick
 
Novels:

Virtual Murder – EPPIE finalist science fiction
Angels on Crusade – EPPIE finalist historical fiction
The Promise – EPPIE finalist YA fiction
Time for Alexander – EPPIE finalist – historical fiction
Heroes in the Dust – EPPIE finalist – Historical fiction Golden Rose Award
The Secret of Shabaz – Reviewer’s Choice Award The Road to Romance
A Charm for a Unicorn - Dream Realm Award finalist
 
 
Publishing history:
 
Jennifer Macaire has published short stories in such magazines as Polo Magazine, PKA’s Advocate, The Bear Deluxe Magazine, Nuketown, The Eclipse, Anotherealm, Linnaean Street, Inkspin, Literary Potpourri, Mind Caviar, 3 a.m. Magazine, and the Vestal Review.
One of her short stories was nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
In June 2002 she won the 3am/Harper Collins flash fiction contest for her story ‘There are Geckos’ Her story ‘Islands’ appears in the anthology ‘A Dictionary of Failed Relationships’ published by Three Rivers Press, an imprint of Penguin Putnam. Five of her books have been EPPIE finalists in 2002 and 2003.
 

 Medallion Press published ‘The Secret of Shabaz’ a YA fantasy novel and ‘Horse Passages’ a science fiction/fantasy novel for young adults.
Her illustrations have appeared in many magazines and most recently in a children’s book ‘Christmas Stars’ by Rita Toews, available at Books Unbound. She has illustrated and published three handbooks – ‘The Little Polo Handbook’, the ‘Jumping International Handbook’, and ‘Sunday at the Races’ (in French).
 
As Samantha Winston she has published 20 books at Ellora’s Cave, Loose Id, and Changeling Press.
 
Websites:
www.jennifermacaire.com
www.samanthawinston.com (warning - adult only site)