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2003 United We Read Jacqueline Guidry Biographical Information Jacqueline Guidry's work has appeared in a number of publications including the Portland Review, the St. Anthony Messenger, Buffalo Spree, Reader's Digest, Christian Science Monitor, and Whetstone. One of her short stories received a Yemassee Award for best fiction and one of her personal essays was selected as a finalist in the Chattahoochee Review's Lamar York competition. The Year the Colored Sisters Came to Town received the Thorpe Menn Award in October 2002, was selected for both the McNaughton program and the Pen/Faulkner Writers in Schools program, and was named a Best Book of the Year by the Kansas City Star. Currently, Jacqueline is hunting for an agent for her next novel and working on a collection of personal essays exploring her Cajun culture and memories of growing up in rural Southwestern Louisiana. In addition to writing fiction and personal essays, she practices Social Security disability law part-time and has two daughters. For further information contact: Kansas City Metropolitan Library & Information Network 15624 E. 24 Highway Independence, MO 64050 Phone: (816) 521-7257 Fax: (816) 461-0966 Email: sburton@kcmlin.org Last updated 8/15/03