Jan Cleere

Jan Cleere is an award-winning author of five historical nonfiction books, four of them published by TwoDot/Globe Pequot Press. When the first edition of More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women came out in 2005 (the precursor to this edition), it became a Finalist for the Women Writing the West WILLA award. The Nevada Women's History Project elected Cleere to its Roll of Honor for her work on Nevada women's history. Outlaw Tales of Arizona (TwoDot) was recognized nationally as the winner...See more

Jan Cleere is an award-winning author of five historical nonfiction books, four of them published by TwoDot/Globe Pequot Press. When the first edition of More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women came out in 2005 (the precursor to this edition), it became a Finalist for the Women Writing the West WILLA award. The Nevada Women's History Project elected Cleere to its Roll of Honor for her work on Nevada women's history. Outlaw Tales of Arizona (TwoDot) was recognized nationally as the winner of the 2007 National Federation of Press Women's literary competition for historical nonfiction. Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers (TwoDot) was named one of the best books of 2009 by the Arizona Book Publishers Association, and awarded best young adult nonfiction by the same organization. Levi's & Lace: Arizona Women Who Made History received recognition from the 2012 Arizona/New Mexico Book Publishers Association. Her latest book, Never Don't Pay Attention: The Life of Rodeo Photographer Louise L. Serpa (TwoDot), was just released this fall (2015). Cleere also writes a monthly column for Tucson's Arizona Daily Star newspaper, "Western Women," detailing the lives of early Arizona pioneers. She lives in Oro Valley, Arizona. See less