Jack Sheedy

Jack Sheedy is the author of "Sting of the Heat Bug," "Magical Acts in Two Suitcases" and "It Bears Repeating: Twice-Told Tales of John P. Sheedy." He is a feature writer, hard news reporter, essayist and playwright. His honors include awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the New England Newspaper and Press Association; in 2000, his play "Guardrail Nikes," was a winner in the Connecticut One-Act Play Festival competition. His articles have appeared in numerous regional and state publications and have been syndicated on Catholic News Service. Sheedy is an award-winning correspondent for the Catholic Transcript, the magazine of the Archdiocese of Hartford. He lives in northwestern Connecticut.