Her works have been published in 6 languages. The Cornell Book of Herbs and Edible Flowers.The Book of Love, co-editor with Diane Ackerman.Louisa and the Missing Heiress, writing as Anna Maclean (2004).Louisa and the Country Bachelor, writing as Anna Maclean (2005).Louisa and the Crystal Gazer, writing as Anna Maclean (2006).The Beautiful American, New American Library (2014).A Lady of Good Family, New American Library (2015).

The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel (2019).Excellence in News Writing Citation Award, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Washington, D.C.Exceptional Achievement in News Writing, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Washington, D.C.Excellence in News Writing, The State Council of New York for University Affairs and Development.Wesleyan University Scholarship in Creative Writing Summer Program.Excellence in Teaching Award from Ithaca College.Creative Writing Fellowship from American Antiquarian Society.She was married artist and writer Steve Poleskie until his death in 2019. From 1997 until 2004, Mackin taught writing at Ithaca College, and in the Masters of Fine Arts Program at Goddard College. Mackin's extensive experience as a writing instructor began in 1990 at Ithaca College, where she served as an instructor and academic consultant for the Ithaca Opportunity Program and Higher Education Opportunity Program of New York State, working with minority students and students from non-traditional backgrounds. She was also a staff writer for Cornell University Media Services and a writer for the Ithaca Journal and Ithaca Times. Earlier in her career, she worked as a program developer and script editor for Ocean Report, a popular science program on the planet's oceans produced for national and international radio. Mackin received her BA in English from Ithaca College, and her MFA in creative writing from Bennington College. Working with Finger Lakes Productions, she helped develop, write and edit scripts for nationally broadcast radio programs including Nature Watch and the Ocean Report with Sylvia Earle. She has authored several non-fiction books and written creative nonfiction and feature articles for The New York Times, Americana, Fiberarts and other national publications. The mysteries were also translated and published in Japan. She published a trilogy of mysteries with New American Library, writing as Anna Maclean. Her published novels include A Lady of Good Family, The Beautiful American, The Sweet By and By, Dreams of Empire, The Queen's War and The Frenchwoman. Jeanne Mackin is an American author and a fellow of the American Antiquarian Society.

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