Jennifer Rawlings - Women in War Zones

<p><b>JENNIFER RAWLINGS Award winning writer, performer, filmmaker</b>-</p> <p>Jennifer Rawlings grew up in Salina, Kansas before moving to Los Angeles. Jennifer is the proud mother of five children.</p> <p>Jennifer is the winner of both the SCBWI Karen Cushman Award and the SCBWI-LA Sue Alexander Grant winner for her YA novel “Empty”. </p> <p>You may have seen Jennifer on Comedy Central, CMT, PBS, VH-1, A&amp;E, CNN, HLN, CURRENT, Joy Behar, the film “I AM BATTLE COMIC” or streaming one of her three TEDx talks.</p> <p>She is a favorite at festivals including the prestigious “Humor for Peace Festival” and Carnegie Hall's "Voices of </p> <p>Hope". Jennifer is a beloved keynote speaker at events across around the globe and is known for her wit and inspiration. Using her humor as a way to tackle serious subject matter, she was named as one of the “21 Change makers of the 21st Century” by Women’s E News. </p>