Jean Ayer

Born and raised in West Virginia, Jean Ayer graduated from Barnard College in New York City Under her married name, Jean Karnoff, and her sister's married name, Van Saun, she was a fashion illustrator for Lord and Taylor. Her work has appeared most of the great fashion magazines including Esquire, the New Yorker, and McCalls. In recent years her short stories have appeared in literary magazines such as Appalachian Heritage and Confrontations. Her first volume in the current series, "Tales of...See more

Born and raised in West Virginia, Jean Ayer graduated from Barnard College in New York City Under her married name, Jean Karnoff, and her sister's married name, Van Saun, she was a fashion illustrator for Lord and Taylor. Her work has appeared most of the great fashion magazines including Esquire, the New Yorker, and McCalls. In recent years her short stories have appeared in literary magazines such as Appalachian Heritage and Confrontations. Her first volume in the current series, "Tales of Chinkapin Creek" series was published in 2011 to great critical success. Tales of "Chinkapin Creek, Volume II" goes deeper into the lives of these West Virginians from long ago. See less