When not writing, Jeanne Skartsiaris also works as a Sonographer. Prior to that she was a medical/legal photographer for a plaintiff’s law firm. She attended creative writing courses at Southern Methodist University and is a member of Romance Writers of America’s local chapter, Dallas Area Romance Authors. Also the author of Surviving Life and Snow Globe, she lives in Dallas, Texas.
Dance Like You Mean it was a finalist in the 2017 Best Book Awards
- The Magdalenes won first place in fiction at the San Antonio Writers Guild 2019.
- The Magdalenes received a five-star review with Reader Favorites 2019.
- The Magdalenes was a 2023 Page Turner Awards finalist
- The Magdalenes was a finalist for the 2024 American Fiction Awards
- The Magdalenes was a finalist for the 2024 Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award.
- Feb 23, 2024 The Dallas Press Featured the Magadelenes in their news article https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/books/2024/02/23/dallas-jeanne-skartsiaris-took-a-winding-path-to-becoming-a-novelist/