Zohorsky, Janet R. 1958-

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ZOHORSKY, Janet R. 1958-

Personal

Born November 6, 1958, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; daughter of Cyril (an engineer and musician) and Jean (in retail sales; maiden name, Agnew) Zohorsky; married Marc De Silva (a marketing director), June 5, 1982; children: Matthew, Christopher, Gregory. Ethnicity: "White." Education: Wilfrid Laurier University, B.A., 1983; Concordia University, M.A., 1990. Hobbies and other interests: Quilting, "scrapbooking," decorating, gardening.

Addresses

Home— 40W130 Jack London St., St. Charles, IL 60175. E-mail— zohorj@aol.com.

Career

Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, PA, writer, 1997-2000; Community Living, Houston, TX, writer, 2001-03; Style and Living, editor in chief, 2002—. Women's Literary Group, leader, 1995-98.

Writings

Medieval Knights and Warriors, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2003.

Colonial Craftsmen, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2004.

Work in Progress

Historical/personal memoir cookbook.

Sidelights

Janet R. Zohorsky told SATA: "From a young age, I was an avid reader. Nothing was better than a good book. It was only natural to study literature in college. I even went as far as learning Latin and Old English to better understand old texts without deferring to footnotes. My master's thesis on the female characters in the King Arthur story (Guinevere and Morgan Le Fay) was a true labor of love. I took three years to read every Arthurian story ever written. In 2003, my fascination with the knights' world came full circle with the publication of Medieval Knights and Warriors. I hope to create my own fictional knight tales in the future."