Jenny Bass grew up in the Ozarks, but now lives in East Texas. She graduated from Avila College in Kansas City with a degree in art and teacher's certificate. She worked for Longview Art Council in the Arts in Education program. But her first love has always been writing. She has written and published over sixty short stories and two full length novels.
"Close to Paradise" won third place in a nationwide contest competing with over 500 entries.
Jenny is a member of East Texas Writer’s Association. She wrote poetry and stories for their anthologies and did the illustrations.