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Janie B. Cheaney

Janie B. Cheaney

Janie is a senior writer who contributes commentary to WORLD and oversees WORLD’s annual Children’s Books of the Year awards. She also writes novels for young adults and authored the Wordsmith creative writing curriculum. Janie resides in rural Missouri.


Articles by Janie B. Cheaney
Janie B. Cheaney: Essays in the age of AI

Janie B. Cheaney: Essays in the age of AI

Learning to think still starts with learning to write

The humble bike is fading from view—along with the freedom to grow up

Humiliation is the seed of a glorious bloom

Even in an age of AI, eternal values outlast the algorithms


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