Jolina Petersheim

About me

Gender Female
Industry Arts
Occupation Author
Location Tennessee, United States
Introduction Jolina Petersheim has been featured on critically-acclaimed author River Jordan’s Clearstory Radio and in award-winning author Renea Winchester’s nonfiction book, Stress-free Marketing: Practical Advice For the Newly Published Author. Currently her website, The Happy Book Blog, is syndicated with The Tennessean’s “On Nashville” blog roll, featured under author Jessica McCann’s “Stuff for Writers,” award-winning freelance writer Melissa Crytzer-Fry’s blog roll and numerous other creative writing sites. While obtaining degrees in English and Communication Arts from the University of the Cumberlands, Petersheim’s creative writing was mentored by Nancy Jensen whose debut novel, The Sisters, was named by Kirkus Reviews as one of the Best Fiction Books of 2011. Petersheim’s current publishing credits include Muscadine Lines, Tales of Kindness, Cicada Magazine, Maypop, Waiting Room Magazine, Washington Poets Association, Pensworth, Branchwood Journal, The Patriot, and The Robertson County Times. Jolina Petersheim lives in the mountains of Tennessee with her young daughter and husband who shares the same unique Amish and Mennonite heritage and was raised in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.