M. J. Engh

{{Short description|American novelist (1933–2024)}}

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| name = M. J. Engh

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| pseudonym = Jane Beauclerk

| birth_name = Mary Jane Engh

| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|1|26}}

| birth_place = McLeansboro, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|7|11|1933|1|26}}

| death_place = Garfield, Washington, U.S.

| occupation = Writer

| nationality = American

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| genre = Science fiction, history

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| notableworks = Arslan

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| website = {{URL|http://www.mjengh.com/}}

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Mary Jane Engh (January 26, 1933 – July 11, 2024) was an American science fiction author and Roman scholar. In 2009, Engh was named Author emerita by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.[http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2008/08/mj-engh-named-2009-author-emerita/ M.J. Engh Named 2009 Author Emerita] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721113012/http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2008/08/mj-engh-named-2009-author-emerita/ |date=2011-07-21 }}, SF Signal, August 23, 2008 She is best known for her 1976 novel Arslan, about an invasion of the United States. Born Mary Jane Gholson in McLeansboro, Illinois on January 26, 1933,[https://locusmag.com/2024/08/m-j-engh-1933-2024/ M.J. Engh (1933-2024) ] Locus Magazine Engh died in Garfield, Washington on July 11, 2024, at the age of 91.{{cite web | title=Mary Engh Obituary | website=KXLY via Legacy.com | date=July 30, 2024 | url=https://obits.masslive.com/us/obituaries/kxly/name/mary-engh-obituary?id=55720496 | access-date=July 31, 2024}}