Jill S. Alexander: official site of the debut author of The Sweetheart of Prosper County (Feiwel and Friends, 2009). Jill hails from Tyler, Texas. Peek: “An interest in novels came late for me in my rural East Texas hometown. With no public library and few books, save one full set of encyclopedias, I learned poetry from church hymnals and storytelling from eccentric relatives.”
Liz Waniewski on Liz Waniewski: “I’m an editor at Dial Books for Young Readers, which is an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, and have been here for eight years. I like to keep my brain thinking creatively so I edit picture books as well as middle grade and young adult novels.
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In Support of YALSA’s Teen Read Week, readergirlz hosts live author chats with many Teens’ Top Ten Nominees for 2009; featured authors include Cynthia Leitich Smith
(Seattle, Wash.) – Teen Read Week, a week-long celebration of literacy, is scheduled for Oct. 18-24, 2009, and will include live chats with top teen authors on readergirlz.com,
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C. Lee McKenzie is the first-time author of Sliding on the Edge (WestSide Books, 2009). From the promotional copy:
It’s not a heart-grabbing noise like when somebody jiggles the doorknob to see if it’s locked. It’s not a bitter smell like the electrical short we had last month, when all the breakers popped.
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Learn about April Pulley Sayre.
What do you love most about your creative life? Why?
Wow, I love so many aspects of the creative life. That feeling of inspiration makes me feel alive. My favorite part about the creative life is its flexibility. I can pursue projects I am passionate about.
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Montpelier, VT— The winner of the Katherine Paterson Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing is Liz Cook from Roslindale, Massachusetts; the editor of Hunger Mountain: the VCFA Journal of the Arts announced today.
Liz Cook’s short story for young adults, “Crazy Cat,” has earned her a $1,000 prize and publication in Hunger Mountain,
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Pam Bachorz is the first-time author of Candor (Egmont, 2009). From the promotional copy:
Oscar Banks has everything under control. In a town where his father brainwashes everyone, he’s found a way to secretly fight the subliminal Messages.
He’s got them all fooled: Oscar’s the top student and the best-behaved teen in town.
Enter to win the Reading is Fundamental/Super Contest sponsored by Lee A Verday at Lee A. Verday’s Book/Writing Blog. Winner-take-all prize package includes:
– a signed copy of The Hollow by Jessica Verday (Simon Pulse, September 2009);
– a “R.U.H2?” T-shirt (R-U-H-Squared?)(Stands for aRe yoU Haunted by the Hollow?);
Destination Publication: An Awesome Austin Conference for Writers and Illustrators is scheduled for Jan. 30 and sponsored by Austin SCBWI.
Speakers and Events
Keynote speakers are Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson and Caldecott Honor author-illustrator Marla Frazee, who will also offer an illustrator breakout and portfolio reviews.
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Malinda Lo is the first-time author of Ash (Little, Brown, 2009). From the promotional copy:
In the wake of her father’s death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother. Consumed with grief, her only joy comes by the light of the dying hearth fire, re-reading the fairy tales her mother once told her.
