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Jen Cullerton Johnson’s non-fiction children’s book, Seeds of Change: The Wangari Maathai Story (Lee & Low) demonstrates the connection between people and nature. For each book bought Jen gives a percentage to help the environment. For each school visit, or workshop, participants plant one tree in solidarity of saving the earth.
Jen Cullerton Johnson won several awards for her creative non-fiction, including an Illinois Arts Fellowship Award and scholarships to The Frost Place and Indiana University Writer Workshops. She holds a MEd in Curriculum and Development and is completing her MFA at the University of New Orleans in Creative Non-Fiction.

Through her involvement in bringing writing into the schools, Jen helped create Muse Write, a community-based organization helping others collect, recollect, and connect with their stories. Jen teaches at an inner-city school in Chicago.

Jen Cullerton Johnson’s non-fiction children’s book, Seeds of Change: The Wangari Maathai Story (Lee & Low) demonstrates the connection between people and nature. For each book bought Jen gives a percentage to help the environment. For each school visit, or workshop, participants plant one tree in solidarity of saving the earth. Jen Cullerton Johnson won several awards for her creative non-f... More