Tiffany R. Jansen is the author of the Mary, Daughter of Henry VII series for Medieval Maidens, which was awarded Creative Child Magazine’s Seal of Excellence as well as being named a “Book of the Year” winner in 2011. She is currently working on her first adult historical novel set in Renaissance Florence.

As a journalist, Tiffany has written for Ensia, Hemispheres, The Atlantic, Parents, and Saveur among others. She has a Nederlands als Tweede Taal (Dutch as a Second Language) diploma, issued by the government of the Netherlands, and has translated books from Dutch to English. 

Tiffany holds a BA in Musical Theater from American University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Reinhardt University. She also studied Humanities with a concentration in Renaissance Studies at Hood College and theater at the British American Drama Academy. 

Before becoming a writer, Tiffany worked as a professional actor in the DC Metro Area and had just embarked on a teaching career when she relocated to the Netherlands. There, she started her own performance education company, Little Broadway, offering after school theater programming for students at international schools throughout the country. She moved to writing full-time after her daughter was born.

Tiffany credits A Land Before Time for sparking her love of history and the American Girl dolls for turning that love into infatuation. A Navy brat, she moved from California to Florida before settling in Maryland, where she became heavily involved in the theater. She was able to combine her loves of history and performing as a cast member at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, where she played Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Katherine Howard.

Aside from writing and theater, Tiffany enjoys crafting, reading, dance, and traveling. She lives in Georgia with her Dutch husband, Dutch/American daughter, two idiotic cats, and a sweet jumping spider, and can frequently be found in her home-away-from-home, the Netherlands.