Date: January 1, 2009
Author: Colleen Ryckert Cook
Tags: A Curse Dark As Gold, contest, Cybils, Elizabeth C. Bunce, honors, Katie Speck, maybelle
Author: Colleen Ryckert Cook
Tags: A Curse Dark As Gold, contest, Cybils, Elizabeth C. Bunce, honors, Katie Speck, maybelle
Congratulations Elizabeth C. Bunce and Katie Speck
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce and Maybelle Goes to Tea by Katie Speck continue to garner accolades! Both made the Cybils shortlist. Winners will be announced in early February. The Cybils is an online literary contest that lets the public nominate books on the Cybils blog. A group of respected children’s literature bloggers pick the finalists and winners. Find out more at the Cybils site.
Way to go, ladies! We can’t wait to see what the future brings for you both!
Redesign and updates
Welcome to the redesign of the Heartland Writers for Kids & Teens website! With it comes some new features:
– A new domain name: heartlandwriters.com. The current/old names still work as well.
– Quotes have been added to the bottom of the site.
– Members’ Facebook and Twitter accounts have been added to their profiles (if available).
– HWKT is now running on WordPress 2.7.
Many, many thanks to Shontail Lewis for loaning me her children for the base site image. And also to Sadie Clement, whose kids will also show up in future designs. You are both amazing.
Elizabeth C. Bunce: Finalist for William C. Morris Award!
Elizabeth C. Bunce honored for her debut novel, A CURSE DARK AS GOLD.
The William C. Morris Award honors a book written for young adults by a first-time, previously unpublished author. The winner will be named Jan. 26, 2009 during the Youth Media Awards at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.
A Curse Dark As Gold
Elizabeth C. Bunce
published by Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic
(9780439895767)
This supernatural novel retells the story of Rumpelstiltskin, setting it at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and centering it around the life of Charlotte Miller. When the bank wants to repossess her mortgaged mill, Charlotte strikes a bargain with the mysterious Jack Spinner, (a creature who knows the art of turning straw into gold), but then discovers she must free her loved ones from a generations-old curse.
Visit Elizabeth at http://elizabethcbunce.com
Congratulations to Katie Speck and MAYBELLE!
On December 1, 2008 Maybelle Goes to Tea made its appearance on the New York Public Library 2008 list of 100 Best Children’s Books to Read and Share. Congratulations, Katie! Wishing you and Maybelle many more years of wonderful storytelling!
Visit Katie at http://KatieSpeck.com
Diane Frook Scores a Triple!
Rosen books has snagged Diane Frook to author three more books: THE WILLIAMS SISTERS (Venus and Serena, for a series of sports families); MILEY CYRUS (contemporary musicians); TENNESSEE (series of “Past and Present” state books). Congratulations Diane! Diane is the author of CYBER ETHICS, EXTREME CAREERS: BRAIN SURGEON, and MARY J. BLIGE. She operates a freelance editing service specializing in children’s books at www.diane-bailey.com.
Date: November 26, 2008
Author: Laura Manivong
Tags: agents, Barb Stuber, Curtis Brown, Ginger Knowlton
Author: Laura Manivong
Tags: agents, Barb Stuber, Curtis Brown, Ginger Knowlton
Barb Stuber Snags an Agent!
Congratulations, Barb Stuber! Barb is now represented by Ginger Knowlton of Curtis Brown, Ltd. for her young adult novel, CROSSING THE TRACKS…
Date: November 18, 2008
Author: Colleen Ryckert Cook
Tags: children's books insider, Jon Bard, Laura Manivong, You Tube
Author: Colleen Ryckert Cook
Tags: children's books insider, Jon Bard, Laura Manivong, You Tube
Laura Manivong interview featured at Children’s Book Insider
Jon Bard, managing editor with Children’s Book Insider, featured a KidLit Central interview with Laura Manivong on his vlog. He chose it specifically because of Laura’s excellent elevator pitch. Check it out here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIWTgwF2b7E
Congratulations Laura and KidLit Central!
Congratulations Sarah J. Clark!
Sarah J. Clark is now represented by Jennifer DeChiara of The Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency. Read it from Sarah herself here. Then read an excerpt of her novel GLORY B. Cheers to many years of a wonderful, successful partnership!
New Site!
It’s official – the Heartland Writers For Kids And Teens website is up and running! Take a look around and meet the members of HWKT, get the when and wheres of our critique groups, or browse the articles on writing. If you’re new, the best place to start is “Who We Are”. If you’re a current member, feel free to browse and email me with any questions or info.
For general questions about Heartland Writers For Kids And Teens, to get a site username, or to join the mailing list, email us at ask@jwkclassic.
