Jane Harrington’s career in the literary arts has spanned more than two decades. She has published books for the youth market (Scholastic, Lerner) and currently crafts literary fiction, creative nonfiction and lyric prose. Journals showcasing her work include Chautauqua, Feminine Collective, Irish America, Anthology of Appalachian Writers, and others. Her writing has been short-listed for prizes both nationally and internationally, and her novel In Circling Flight was awarded the 2019 Brighthorse Prize. Jane is a fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) and teaches wordcraft and literature at W&L University in Lexington, Virginia. Her newest book, Women of the Fairy Tale Resistance: The Forgotten Founding Mothers of the Fairy Tale and the Stories that they Spun (Black Dog & Leventhal) will be published in August 2025.