Jess Montgomery

JESS MONTGOMERY is the author of the Sheriff Lily Ross Historical Mystery series. Under her given name, she wears several other literary hats: she is a newspaper columnist, focusing on the literary life, authors and events of her native Dayton, Ohio for the Dayton Daily News and is Executive Director Emeritus of the Antioch Writers' Workshop. Her first novel in the Sheriff Lily Ross Historical Mystery series garnered awards even before publication: Montgomery County (Ohio) Arts & Cultural District (MCAD) Artist Opportunity Grant (2018); Individual Excellence Award (2016) in Literary Arts from Ohio Arts Council; John E. Nance Writer in Residence at Thurber House (Columbus, Ohio) in 2014. Visit Jess online at http://www.jessmontgomeryauthor.com, on Facebook at JessMontgomeryAuthor [http://www.facebook.com/JessMontgomeryAuthor], on Instagram at JessMontgomeryAuthor [http://www.instagram.com/jessmontgomeryauthor], and on Twitter @JessM_Author [https://twitter.com/JessM_Author]