Jennifer "Jeffe" Kennedy
Personal Profile
My stats make me a
fence-sitter: Post-Baby-Boomer,
Pre-Generation-X. I saw the first
episode of Sesame Street when I was
four, but live in a house without
television. I grew up in a city in the
West that is no longer considered part
of the real West. I live in a state
where a square mile holds only one
person, only one person represents us to
Congress and everyone lives in a
one-horse town. I have the hat, the
boots, can ride and brand, but a
muscular DSL line is my usual steed,
carrying me to my virtual office as an
environmental consultant. I see with the
eye of a biologist and my blood runs
with dreams of Celtic poets.
Samples of work
available at http://www.JeffeKennedy.com.
Education
University of Wyoming, 1994
Laramie, WY
Master of Science degree in Zoology
and Physiology, specializing in
Neuroscience. Thesis project involved
analysis of an unusual sensory
capability in the pallid bat.
Washington University, 1988
St. Louis, MO
Bachelor of Arts degree from private,
liberal arts university, double-majored
in Biology and Comparative Religious
Studies.
Publications
Home Recycling. The Gleaners:
Eco-Essays on Recycling, Re-Use, and
Living Lightly on the Land. Ed. Laura
Pritchett. University of Oklahoma Press,
Spring 2009, in press.
Hemlock and Mistletoe. Puerto del
Sol. April 2008, 43(2), in press.
Pearl. Aeon Magazine. February 29,
2008, 13, http://aeonmagazine.com/aeonthirteen.html.
Good Neighbors, Open Spaces, Wyoming
Public Radio. October 2007.
Silence Everywhere, Open Spaces,
Wyoming Public Radio. October 2007.
Opening the Black Box. University of
Wyoming Alum News. September/October
2007, 57(1): 1.
A Bone to Pick. University of Wyoming
Alum News. April/May 2007, 56(3): 1.
Grooming Lessons, Shorts by Skirts,
presented at the University of Wyoming,
March 7-8, 2007.
Inheritances. Bombshells: War Stories
and Poems by Women on the Homefront.
Eds. Missy Martin and Jesse Loren. Omni
Arts, LLC. February 2007, pp. 121-130.
Skulls and Crossroads. University of
Wyoming Alum News. December 2006/January
2007, 56(2):1-2.
Starlight, Star Bright, First
Globular Cluster I See Tonight.
University of Wyoming Alum News.
September/October 2006, 56(1): 1.
A Star is Born B or at Least Gets a
Good Job. University of Wyoming Alum
News. September/October 2006, 56(1): 1.
Wind and Wyoming: Making Coherence
Out of Turbulence. University of Wyoming
Alum News. March/April 2006, 55(3): 1.
Birdwoman. Matter. April 2005.
(6):153-159.
Feline to My Feminine. The Raven
Chronicles. September/October 2004.
11(2):38-41.
Mike and Ruth Massie. Ahead of Their
Time: Wyoming Voices fro Wilderness.
Wyoming Wilderness Association, 2004,
pp. 156-160.
Wyoming Trucks, True Love and the
Weather Channel: A Woman=s Adventure.
University of New Mexico Press. March
2004.
Hopeful Monsters. Under the Sun.
Summer 2003, 8(1):175-183.
Licking the Wind from My Lips. Hard
Ground III: Writing the Rockies.
Pronghorn Press, 2002, pp. 69-82.
Of Swallows, Snakes and Science. Dry
Ground: Writing the Desert Southwest.
Pronghorn Press, 2002, pp. 165-173.
The Remaking of Painted Creek. Dry
Ground: Writing the Desert Southwest.
Pronghorn Press, 2002, pp. 15-22.
Inheritances. Drive: Women=s True
Stories of the Open Road. Ed. Jennie
Goode. Avalon Publishing Group, March
2002, pp. 206-215.
The Wind in Wyoming. Mountain Living.
March/April, 2001. 7(2):80.
Bullets. Wyoming Wildlife. August,
2000.
Silence Everywhere. Flash!Point.
Summer, 2000.
Ambushed by Love. Redbook, June,
2000. 110-112.
Inheritances. http://www.Blackhen.com.
May, 2000.
LoveCats. Owen Wister Review. 1999.
22(1):81-83.
Inheritances. North Carolina Literary
Review. 1998. 7:157-163.
Teacher Promotes Martial Arts for
Life and Health. The Laramie Daily
Boomerang, In Motion Feature Section,
May 22, 1998, pp. 2-3.
Wyoming Trucks, True Love and the
Weather Channel. Wyoming Magazine,
Winter 1997. 2(1):16-19.
The Art of Healing. Vista, April
1997. 2(3):1-7.
Awards
Grooming Lessons. 2007 Wyoming Arts
Council Creative Writing Fellowship in
Poetry, August 2006.
Wyoming Arts Council Artists Roster,
2005 - present.
Of Swallows, Snakes and Science. 2005
Frank Nelson Doubleday Memorial Award
for a woman writer of exceptional talent
in any creative writing genre. Wyoming
Arts Council. October 2004. Licking the
Wind from My Lips. Second Place. Hard
Ground III: Writing the Rockies.
Pronghorn Press, August 2002.
Of Swallows, Snakes and Science.
First Place. Dry Ground: Writing the
Desert Southwest. Pronghorn Press, May
2002.
Fleshly Disguises. Honorable Mention,
Writers Weekly Autumn 24-Hour Short
Story Contest 2001.
Ucross Foundation Resident. March,
2001.
Tumblewords Artists Roster. Wyoming
Arts Council, July, 2000 - 2005.
Hopeful Monsters. Honorable Mention,
Explorations 2000, June, 2000.
Hopeful Monsters. Honorable Mention,
New Millennium 20th Century Writing
Prize, June, 2000.
Silence Everywhere. Honorable Mention
- Short Story, Flash!Point, May, 2000.
Bullets. 2nd Place - Adult
Nonfiction, Wyoming Writers, May, 2000.
Feline to My Feminine. Honorable
Mention - 2000 Neltje Blanchan Memorial
Award, Wyoming Arts Council, July, 1999.
Inheritances. 2nd Place - Adult
Nonfiction, Wyoming Writers, May, 1997.
Invited
Readings, Signings and Workshops
Readings and Panel Discussions: a
celebration of contemporary women
writers, High Plains Literary Festival,
Billings, MT, October 19 & 20, 2007.
Author Visit from Three Wyoming
Authors, Writers Voice, Cheyenne, WY,
October 18, 2007.
Readings and Panel Discussions:
Women's Spirituality and Empowerment in
Western Fiction and Memoir, Cheyenne
Bookfest, September 13-15, 2007.
Seeking Wyoming, Speaking Wyoming,
Everyday Joe's Coffeehouse, Ft. Collins,
CO, July 20, 2007.
Reading and Nonfiction panel,
Graduate Nonfiction Writing, University
of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, March 20, 2007.
Sponsored Readings, Equality State
Book Festival, Casper, WY, October 21,
2006.
Contemporary West Panel, Equality
State Book Festival, Casper, WY, October
21, 2006.
Poetry Fellowship Readings, Equality
State Book Festival, Casper, WY, October
20, 2006
Writings on the Road: Perspectives
from Wyoming Authors, Interstate Highway
Perspectives: An Evening Symposium
Cheyenne Depot Museum, June 20, 2006.
MFA Nonfiction Panel, University of
Wyoming, Laramie, WY, March 22, 2006.
Workshop, Writing Pivotal Memories -
Back by Popular Demand, Writers Voice,
Cheyenne, WY, January 17, 2006.
Presenter, Rocky Mountain Writers
Day, Cheyenne, WY, December 10, 2005.
Signing, Wyoming Trucks, True Love
and the Weather Channel, with Lori Van
Pelt, Chickering Bookstore, Laramie, WY,
December 10, 2005.
Reading and Signing, Wyoming Trucks,
True Love and the Weather Channel,
Borders Books and Music, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, December 7, 2005.
Women of the West Writers Panel, B
Dalton Bookseller, Albuquerque, New
Mexico, December 3, 2005.
Reading and Signing, Wyoming Trucks,
True Love and the Weather Channel,
Montana Book Company & Jackson's Place,
Helena, Montana, November 16, 2005.
Pivotal Memories workshop, Eastern
Wyoming College, Torrington, WY, October
18, 2005.
Pivotal Memories for All Ages
Workshop, Carbon County Library,
Rawlins, WY, September 26, 2005.
Reading, Artcore Music and Poetry
Series, Casper, WY, July 25, 2005.
Western Writers of America
Booksigning, Wyoming Trucks, True Love
and the Weather Channel, City Newsstand,
Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cheyenne, WY,
July 23, 2005.
Reading, BirdWoman, Matter Journal
Release Party, Coal Creek Coffee,
Laramie, WY, April 22, 2005.
Signing, Wyoming Trucks, True Love
and the Weather Channel, The Book Store,
Inc., Des Moines, IA, April 6, 2005.
Workshop, Writing Pivotal Memories,
Journey Through Wyoming, Laramie, WY,
February 25, 2005.
Radio Interview and Reading, Speaking
of Writing, KOCA 93.5 FM, February 10,
2005.
Signing, Wyoming Trucks, True Love
and the Weather Channel, Sheridan Books,
Sheridan, WY, November 27, 2004.
Workshop, Writing Pivotal Memories,
Journey Through Wyoming, Laramie, WY,
November 12, 2004.
Signing, Wyoming Trucks, True Love
and the Weather Channel, University
Wyoming Bookstore, Homecoming Authors
Event, Laramie, WY, October 8, 2004.
Workshop, Writing Pivotal Memories,
Writers Voice, Cheyenne, WY, September
21, 2004.
Reading, Discussion and Signing,
Wordsworth Books, Cambridge, MA, August
19, 2004.
Reading and Panel Discussion, High
Plains Literary Festival, Billings, MT,
July 15, 2004.
Reading and Workshop, Wyoming Trucks,
True Love and the Weather Channel,
Spokane Public Library, Spokane, WA,
March 21, 2004.
Signing, Wyoming Trucks, True Love
and the Weather Channel, Auntie=s Books,
Spokane, WA, March 20, 2004
Reading and Signing, Wyoming Trucks,
True Love and the Weather Channel,
Colorado Chapter of Modern Arnis,
Greeley, CO, March 6, 2004
Reading and Book Launch, Wyoming
Trucks, True Love and the Weather
Channel, Chickering Books, Laramie, WY,
January 23, 2004
Reading: AUnveilings.@ Literary
Lights of Laramie Festival, Laramie, WY,
April 5, 2003.
Reading and Book Signing, Drive:
Women=s True Stories of the Open Road,
Barnes & Noble, Denver, CO, June 20,
2002.
Reading and Book Signing, Drive:
Women=s True Stories of the Open Road,
Chinook Books, Colorado Springs, CO,
June 19, 2002.
Reading and Book Signing, Drive:
Women=s True Stories of the Open Road,
Chickering Books, Laramie, WY, June 1,
2002.
Forming and Maintaining a Writers
Group, Panel, Wyoming Bookfest, October
27, 2001.
A Celebration of Young Authors
Reading, University of Wyoming, March
21, 2001.
Creative Writing, English 2040.
Laramie County Community College, Albany
County Campus. Spring Semester, 2001.
Reading and class discussion, Vicki
Lindner=s Magazine Writing course,
University of Wyoming, Laramie, April
11, 2000
Reading at AA Feast for the Senses,@
Laramie, WY, February 12, 2000
Reading and workshop, The Wyoming
Writing Project, Laramie, WY, July,
1999.
Reading and 4-day workshop, Laramie
Lab School, Laramie, WY, December, 1998.
Additional
Activities
Speaking of Writing, local radio
broadcast Wyoming Arts Council
Literature Panel Women Writing the West
Western Writers of America Writers
Summit Planning Committee Association
for Women in Science University Womens
Club Laramie Panhellenic Alumnae
Association Zonta International &
Laramie Zonta Club
Personal
Information
Forty-one years old, living in sin
with boyfriend of seventeen years,
hobbies include gardening, quilting,
baking, reading, and Irish harp.
