Pamela Bennett and Janet Jones are identical twin sisters who have enjoyed writing together for years. Their first collaboration was a children’s book in the Nancy Drew Mystery series published by Simon & Schuster.

After that, life, families and full time jobs intervened.  Janet’s passion for computers evolved into I.T. and Web Administrator jobs at both Hasbrouck Engineering and Romanelli & Hughes Custom Home Builders. Pamela’s way with words led to prize winning state and national journalism reporting as Pamela Willis at Suburban News Publications, and the daily newspaper in central Ohio, The Columbus Dispatch.

Pamela and Janet are currently writing a psychological thriller, Twinless, and a middle grade fantasy, Two Out of Time.

Pamela:

Journalism awards:

  • 2006—1st place national award from Suburban Newspapers of America (SNA) which is now Local Media Association (LMA)—Class C circulation—Best Breaking News for City Reels After Shooting
  • 2007—Honorable Mention national award from SNA for Continuing Coverage—Cheerleader Shooting
  • 2009—2nd place national award from SNA—Classes A& B Circulation—Best Coverage of Local Education News, for The Gahanna News.
  • 2009—2nd place national award from SNA—Class C Circulation—Best Coverage of Local Education News, for The Worthington News.
  • 2009—3rd place tie national award from SNA—Class C Circulation—Best Breaking News Story—Hurricane Ike Hits Worthington.
  • 2010—2nd place national award from SNA—Class C Circulation—Best Coverage of Local Education News, for The Worthington News.
  • 2011—2nd place state award from Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Covering the Schools, for a collection of education articles.
  • 2017—1st place state award from Ohio Society of Professional Journalists for best education issues reporting K-12, This Week Community News

Publications: 

–Christmas in Paradise, short story published in the Columbus Dispatch Capitol Magazine, Dec. 25, 1988

–A children’s book in the Nancy Drew Digest Mystery Series, in collaboration with Janet Jones, published by Simon & Schuster in 1996.

–Shadows, short story published in online magazine, Moondance: Celebrating Creative Women.

 

Janet:

Hasbrouck Engineering – IT Admin - 1990-2002

Romanelli & Hughes: – IT Admin - 2002 – 2008, Graphics & Web Admin – 2015 to present

Publications:

–A children’s book in the Nancy Drew Digest Mystery Series, in collaboration with Pamela Willis, published by Simon & Schuster in 1996.

–11 Tech articles published on Examiner.com in 2010