User:Valjeanne Jeffers

Valjeanne Jeffers

Valjeanne is the author of the speculative fiction novels: Immortal, Immortal II: The Time of Legend, Immortal III: Stealer of Souls, and the steampunk novels: Immortal IV: Collision of Worlds and The Switch II: Clockwork (includes books I and II). She was featured in 2014 in 60 Years of Black Women in Horror Fiction (edited by Sumiko Saulson).

Valjeanne is a graduate of Spelman College, earned an MA in Psychology from NCCU and is a member of the Carolina African American Writers' Collective. She has been published under both the pen names: Valjeanne Jeffers and Valjeanne Jeffers-Thompson. Her writing has appeared in: The Obamas: Portrait of America's New First Family, from the Editors of Essence, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South, Pembroke Magazine, Revelry, Drumvoices Revue 20th Anniversary, and Liberated Muse: How I Freed My Soul Vol. I. She was also semi-finalist for the 2007 Rita Dove Poetry Award. Valjeanne's fiction has appeared in Steamfunk!, Genesis: An Anthology of Black Science Fiction, Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology, LuneWing, PurpleMag, Genesis Science Fiction Magazine, Pembroke Magazine, Possibilities, 31 Days of Steamy Mocha, and Griots II: Sisters of the Spear (in press).

She is also co-owner of Q & V Affordable editing. Her two latest novels: Mona Livelong: Paranormal Detective and Colony: Ascension will be released in 2014. Preview or purchase her novels at: http://www.vjeffersandqveal.com Contact Q & V Affordable Editing at: http://qandvaffordableediting.blogspot.com/ Valjeanne blogs regularly at: http://valjeanne.wordpress.com

She has a podcast as "Crystal Temptress" (with co-host Quinton Veal as "Loyal Fang") http://www.blogtalkradio.com/vjeffersandqveal