Jane Kurtz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jane Kurtz

American children's writer

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1952

Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon, United States

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jane Kurtz (born April 17, 1952) is an American writer of including more than thirty picture books, middle-grade novels, nonfiction, ready-to-reads, and books for educators.
A member of the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in children's and adult literature, Kurtz is an international advocate for literacy and writing.
She was also part of a small group of volunteers who organized the not-for-profit organization, Ethiopia Reads, which has established more than seventy libraries for children, published books, and built four schools in rural Ethiopia.