Writer’s Bio
Jen Karuza Schile has published nearly 100 articles in National Fisherman magazine and was published in Pacific Fishing. Her personal essays have been published in the anthologies A Matter of Choice: 25 People Who Transformed Their Lives, Steady as She Goes: Women’s Adventures at Sea, and P.S. What I Didn’t Say: Unsent Letters to Our Female Friends, for which she participated in a series of readings.
Jen facilitated a writing circle and contributed to the newsletter for the Story Circle Network, a national organization of women writers. She received an honorable mention in the memoir category of the Writer’s Digest Writing Competition and was a guest blogger at The Writer Mama Riffs and The Prosperous Writer.
Recently, Jen’s feature story about commercial fishing families was published in National Fisherman magazine. She was also chosen as “One to Watch” in the Rising Star category on the website for Get Known Before the Book Deal by Christina Katz, and was listed as a “Writer to Check Out” at The Prosperous Writer website.
Jen recently published a guest blog post and a childrens book review at Happy Homefront, a website for geographically challenged families. Currently, she is writing new content for the commercial fishing industry-section of AlaskaJobFinder.com. Jen hopes to launch her forthcoming e-book in the spring of 2012 (shortly after the launch of her third baby, due in January 2012!).
Hey Jen!
Your site looks awesome! I look forward to hearing more on your projects. Merry Christmas (belated) and Happy New Year! Be warm and safe.
Judy
Judy, thank you! I have to say it has been a lot of unexpected fun doing a little decorating on the site. Are you on the Dream Team starting in January?
This blog is great! I am also married to a commercial fisherman – out of Gig Harbor WA. Great to read something a ‘mommy blog’ that I can relate to!
Hey, that’s great! I am so glad you found the blog and liked it! It has been fun doing most of the time, except when I’m exhausted or there just isn’t anything going on of interest, lol. What does your husband fish for? I remember a large fleet of seiners from Gig Harbor up in SE Alaska when I fished up there on my dad’s boat. I like what you said about a mommy blog you can relate to!
He is part of that seining fleet for Trident. He owns the F/V Mystic Lady. His family is also Croatian, as are most of the guys that own seiners out of Gig Harbor. His brothers own the Lucia, Lucky Star and Ocean Dream, which you may have seen in SE as well.
Hello to Captain jack.. Where are you these days? I am still working the Tugs up here in valdez, and Seining in the summer.. give me a call ..
Thanks for this comment and reaching out! I have forwarded to my dad and will call him today to make sure he received your messages! How did you happen to come across my blog? Happy you found it and appreciate your comments! :)
Very inspiring, love all that you have accomplished and I can not wait to find out more about the book.
Thanks, Megan! I appreciate it. I’ve switched writing directions a few times over the last decade due to changing circumstances (children, boats, moves, etc) but I try to stay in the game as much as possible. Right now I am working pretty hard on my book project; it’s different from the project I’ve been picking away at the last ten years, but I think it will be fun. Have to stay open to different ideas and ways of doing things! :)