Long Biography
Nancy J. Cohen has written thirty published works, including the popular Bad Hair Day Mysteries featuring South Florida hairstylist Marla Vail. Titles in this series have been named Best Cozy Mystery by Suspense Magazine and have won the Readers’ Favorite Book Awards and FAPA President’s Book Awards, the RONE Award, and placed first in the Chanticleer International Book Awards and third in the Arizona Literary Awards. Her nonfiction titles, Writing the Cozy Mystery and A Bad Hair Day Cookbook, have won the FAPA President’s Book Awards and the Royal Palm Literary Awards, First Place in the IAN Book of the Year Awards and the Topshelf Magazine Book Awards. Writing the Cozy Mystery was also an Agatha Award Finalist.
Nancy’s imaginative romances have proven popular with fans as well. These books have won the HOLT Medallion and Best Book in Romantic Sci-Fi/Fantasy at The Romance Reviews.
A featured speaker at libraries, conferences, and community events, Nancy is listed in Contemporary Authors, Poets & Writers, and Who’s Who in U.S. Writers, Editors, & Poets. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Florida Writers Association, Novelists Inc. and Florida Authors and Publishers Association.
Nancy is a past president of Florida Romance Writers and Mystery Writers of America Florida Chapter. Currently she is serving as Vice President of Citrus Crime Writers, the Central Florida Chapter of Sisters in Crime. When not busy writing, she enjoys reading, fine dining, cruising, and visiting Disney World.
Shorter Biography
Nancy J. Cohen writes the Bad Hair Day Mysteries featuring South Florida hairstylist Marla Vail. Her books have been named Best Cozy Mystery by Suspense Magazine and have won the Readers’ Favorite and FAPA President’s Book Awards, the RONE Award, the Royal Palm Literary Award, and IAN Book of the Year. She’s placed first in the Chanticleer International Book Awards and third in the Arizona Literary Awards. Her nonfiction title, Writing the Cozy Mystery, was also an Agatha Award Finalist. Active in the writing community, she is a past president of Florida Romance Writers and Mystery Writers of America Florida Chapter. Currently, she is serving as Vice President of Citrus Crime Writers. When not busy writing, Nancy enjoys reading, fine dining, cruising, and visiting Disney World.
Shortest Biography
Nancy J. Cohen writes the Bad Hair Day Mysteries featuring South Florida hairstylist Marla Vail. These books have won numerous awards along with her nonfiction titles, Writing the Cozy Mystery and A Bad Hair Day Cookbook. Active in the writing community, Nancy is a past president of Mystery Writers of America Florida Chapter and Florida Romance Writers. She is currently serving as Vice President of Citrus Crime Writers. When not busy writing, she enjoys reading, fine dining, cruising, and visiting Disney World.
