Janet Lee Berg

Janet Berg earned a master's degree in creative writing at Stony Brook University, where she was mentored by many published professors such as Ursula Hegi (Stones From the River) and Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes). Employed as a journalist by Dan's Papers of the Hamptons (and Manhattan) for twelve years, Ms. Berg was afforded the opportunity to interview numerous celebrities, including actress Isabella Rosellini, and one of her favorites, Linda Ronstadt. She also wrote a parody of the Hamptons...See more

Janet Berg earned a master's degree in creative writing at Stony Brook University, where she was mentored by many published professors such as Ursula Hegi (Stones From the River) and Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes). Employed as a journalist by Dan's Papers of the Hamptons (and Manhattan) for twelve years, Ms. Berg was afforded the opportunity to interview numerous celebrities, including actress Isabella Rosellini, and one of her favorites, Linda Ronstadt. She also wrote a parody of the Hamptons titled "Glitz of the Hamptons," which Pulitzer cartoonist, playwright and screenwriter Jules Feiffer endorsed as a "beautifully told and somehow resonating story." Berg's work has been featured in numerous newspapers and magazines on Long Island, NY, and the Post & Courier, Charleston, SC, and interviewed on twenty-five radio shows nationwide, and local television. Her debut novel, Rembrandt's Shadow, received a glowing critique in Historical Novels Review magazine, and she published a children's picture book called Kitti, the Cargo Ship to inspire empathy and kindness. See less