Jane Varley is the author of three books in three different genres, creative non-fiction [Flood Stage and Rising—U of Nebraska], poetry [Sketches at the Naesti Bar—Finishing Line], and memoir [You Must Play to Win!—McDonald & Woodward] with NCAA Hall of Fame fast-pitch coach Donna Newberry. She has a Ph.D. in poetry from the University of North Dakota, and she is a professor and Chair of English at Muskingum University.