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Guest Post: New Voice Katie Bayerl’s Path to Publication

Guest Post: New Voice Katie Bayerl’s Path to Publication

Posted on March 16, 2017January 4, 2019

By Katie Bayerl

Katie Bayerl is the debut author of A Psalm for Lost Girls (Putnam, March 2017).

From the promotional copy:

“Tess da Costa is a saint — a hand-to-god, miracle-producing saint. At least that’s what the people in her hometown of New Avon,

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Writer Interview: Elisabeth Wilhelm on Absynthe Muse

Writer Interview: Elisabeth Wilhelm on Absynthe Muse

Posted on March 5, 2007January 4, 2019

“Absynthe Muse is an international community of young adult writers who are serious about writing and getting published.”

Elisabeth Wilhelm on Elisabeth Wilhelm: “Elisabeth is an aspiring novelist and wonders if she should stay that way, after spending six months as a literary agent’s assistant at Firebrand Literary.

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