Janet Sever Hull

Author Janet Sever Hull grew up in Elkhart, Indiana and is a graduate of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.  She’s been writing since the age of 16 and is the author of many stories.  After living and rearing her family in Kalamazoo, Michigan, she now resides in Fishers, Indiana with her husband, Jeff.  

Her first book, “The Button Box” was published in 2014 and her second book, “Which Came First?” was published in April of 2016.  The illustrations in the books are done in acrylic paints by Grapevine, Texas artist and illustrator, Vicki Killion Guess.

In November of 2016, The Button Box was named a finalist in the national Best Book Awards, and Which Came First? was chosen the 2017 Best Children’s Book at the North Texas Book Festival.

Their third book together, "The Day The Turkey Came To School" was published in September of 2017.  It is also based on a true story about an experience the author and her daughter, Anna, had one November day when Anna was a little girl.  "The Day The Turkey Came To School" was the winner of Best Children's Book at the 2018 North Texas Book Festival.

Janet has been a member of the Society of Children’s Book Authors & Illustrators since 2009.  Janet was honored to be the “Featured Author” along with "Featured Illustrator, Vicki Killion Guess, at the 2018 North Texas Book Festival in Denton, Texas.

In 2019, Janet released her first eBook on Amazon for adults called "Coffee Without A Cup."  It was a story she wrote originally after the death of her beloved grandfather. During this time, she was also caring for her aging parents and did not have much time or energy for writing. It wasn't until the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 that she was able to spend more time writing.

One early morning in October 2020 she was working on the story of "The Christmas Church" when the story of "The Halloween Scare" began to take  form in her mind. As she waited for her coffee to brew, she was looking at all of the Halloween decorations in her home and wondering what would scare all of the spooky stars of Halloween who normally scare everyone else. She wrote "The Halloween Scare" very quickly and sent it to her illustrator to be published before "The Christmas Church."

That gave Janet more time to spend on "The Christmas Church" at the end of 2020 and during most of 2021. While it is a fictional story, Janet was able to weave some true facts from her family history into the book. The night spent together with her grandmother in the third-floor attic really did happen when she was ten years old. It's a memory she treasures to this very day.

"Love Hearts" is the sixth book she has created with her dear friend and illustrator, Vicki Killion Guess. It was published in March of 2023. "Love Hearts" was written for and dedicated to Janet's grandchildren,