L.J. Sellers
L.J. Sellers is an award-winning journalist, capturing the Grand Neal in 2002 for her articles titled "Discovery! Neurology" and winning a second Neal in 2003 for her role on Pharmaceutical Executive, named "best overall magazine." The Neals are the highest awards granted to trade magazines.
Biography
Sellers was born in Santa Rosa, California, grew up in Southern Oregon, and attended the University of Oregon. She graduated in 1983 with a BA in journalism and continues to live in Eugene, Oregon, where she writes for The Register-Guard. Sellers is married with three grown sons, two of whom live in Eugene and one of whom is a military police officer.
Seller is also a freelance writer and editor and her articles have appeared in Self, Oregon Quarterly, Senior News, and other papers in Oregon. She has edited scholarly books such as Intervening in Children's Lives: An Ecological, Family-Centered Approach to Mental Health Care and Behavioral Response to Intervention: Creating a Continuum of Problem-Solving and Support.
L.J. Sellers also pens the Detective Jackson mystery/suspense series, based in Eugene. The stories, featuring veteran homicide detective Wade Jackson, have been called "provocative page-turners" by Mystery Scene. In addition, she is a frequent guest blogger in the mystery community, teaches a workshop called "Your First Draft Doesn't Have to Suck", and runs a freelance editing business.
Novels
- The Sex Club, 2007
- Secrets to Die For, 2009
- Thrilled to Death (scheduled for 2010)
- The Baby Thief (scheduled for 2011)
Journalism career
Arizona Senior World, 1983–1986 Pharmaceutical Executive, 1997–2005 Pacific Northwest Publishing, 2005–2008 The Register-Guard, 2009–present Freelance writer and editor, 1983–present Mystery/suspense novelist, 1989–present
Personal Interests
L.J. is an avid cyclist, swimmer, dancer, gardener, and occasional stand-up comic.