![]() ![]() ![]() She began sending manuscripts to publishers, writing four novels before she sold the first one. Auch finally knew that she wanted to a writer when an instructor told her that sometimes artists find they can paint better pictures with words. In the summer of 1984, Auch … More took a week-long children's writing conference on Cape Cod. Eventually, Auch began illustrating for Pennywhistle Press, a national children's newspaper, which led to an interest in illustrating children's books. She enrolled in the Occupational Therapy program at Columbia University, and worked for some years in a children's hospital near Hartford, Connecticut. ![]() After graduation, Auch went for New York City, but after a year of designing prints for men's pajamas, she decided she wanted to do something more meaningful with her life. She went on to become an art major at Skidmore College. Her interest in drawing began as a child and continued through high school. As a child, Mary Jane Auch loved books and read constantly. ![]()
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