JILL ALTHOUSE-WOOD grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. After graduating from the University of Delaware with a BFA in Fine Arts, Jill returned to Pennsylvania where she enjoyed a fifteen-year career as a textile designer.
Because design was her profession, Jill turned to writing for a creative release. Her novel SUMMERS AT BLUE LAKE (Algonquin 2007) is the result. Jill began using her experience of multiple art forms to teach workshops in journaling and creative thinking. She has designed and facilitated workshops for women's shelters, schools, health facilities, community centers, and Woman-to-Woman, a local event that benefits the YWCA and domestic violence services.
After leaving the fabric industry, Jill resumed painting. Her works have been exhibited across Pennsylvania in such places as Gallery Piquel in New Hope, Moondancer Winery in Wrightsville, and Red Raven in Lancaster's Gallery Row.
Jill currently serves on the board of the Lancaster Literary Guild.
"In Althouse-Wood's engaging novel, she alternates between past and present; gives BJ a fresh, honest voice; and beautifully develops the relationship between the grandmothers." Booklist Review
