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ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF DEADLY by Julie Chibbaro
Dear Readers,What an exciting couple of weeks it's been celebrating with Julie Chibbaro and cheering for her new YA, deadly, getting the inside scoop about her research and writing process, and...
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Part V Boys of Wartime -- Discovering America's Past through Historical Fiction
Dear Readers,Please welcome my dear friend, Laurie Calkhoven. She's a veteran in the industry, so you won't want to miss this inside look at how her historical fiction series was born, her background...
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Interview with Laurie Calhoven -- PART VI Discovering America's Past
Dear Reader,Thank you for joining Laurie and me for this informative interview about the writing and research of her books, Daniel at the Siege of Boston, 1776, and her hot-off-the-press, Will at the...
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Laurie's Writing Meditation and Winners Announced
Dear Readers,A special treat is in store for you today, even if your name wasn't chosen by random.org! In addition to the two autographed books Laurie donated as a giveaway, she's graciously shared her...
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Part VII -- Discovering America's Past through Historical Fiction
Dear Readers,BLUEThank you for joining us for this new installment in the Historical Fiction series which features Award winning author, Joyce Moyer Hostetter. Joyce will be featured the next couple of...
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Part VIII Interview -- Discovering America's Past through Historical Fiction
Dear Readers,Wasn't Joyce's confession of her research feeling deliciously sinful a treat? She's back now with more delicious insights about her writing and research process. Joyce learned this past...
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Who is the Lucky Winner of BLUE -- Plus Upcoming Spilling INK Writing Contest
Dear Readers, Announcing the winner is always an exciting moment for me, but first I'm announcing the long awaited for news of the 2nd Annual Spilling Ink Creative Writing Contest for grades 4-8. Last...
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Interview with SPILLING INK CONTEST judge, Wendy Townsend
Dear Readers,Please join me in welcoming one of the judge's for the contest, my good friend and esteemed colleague, Wendy Townsend. Wendy was recently featured in Kirkus Book Review Journal. Her book...
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Spilling Ink Writing Contest for Young Authors
It's The 2nd Annual SPILLING INK WRITING CONTEST for Grades 4-8 It's spring and we're jumping right into a writing extravaganza using the fabulous book SPILLING INK co-authored by the dynamic writing...
View ArticleSPILLING INK WRITING CONTEST ***IMPORTANT MESSAGE***
Dear Readers,I have to delay announcing the winners of the writing contest. We had so many excellent entries that it's going to take a little longer to make the final decision. The first cut has been...
View Article***Annoucning the WINNERS of the Spilling Ink Writing Contest***
Dear Young Authors and Readers,Thank you for your patience while we made our lists and checked them more than twice! We've now come to a final decision.It was wonderful to review so many wonderful...
View ArticleSPILLING INK WRITING CONTEST ***3rd Place WINNERS***
Dear Readers,A Short Note about this contest: All through my school years, I never remember anyone teaching us anything about writing stories. We had to write spelling words in sentences and do book...
View Article***The FABULOUS 2nd Place WINNER *** SPILLING INK CONTEST
Dear Readers,Please give a warm welcome to our Fabulous 2nd Place WINNER, **Katharine C. Ruegger**, an astonishing young woman from the mid-west whose entry "A Plataduck is Man's Best Friend" was...
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***CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER - SPILLING INK**
Dear Readers,Every now and then you find a special piece of writing--special because it is written with honest emotion and heart. Those are the reasons why this piece by 7th grader Maren Huelsman was...
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BOOK BIRTHDAY with Debut Author Shannon Wiersbitzky
Dear Readers,It's always exciting to introduce a debut author and her first book. To help celebrate her extra special day, Shannon has generously donated an autographed, hardcover copy of her gorgeous...
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THE LUCKY WINNER of THE SUMMER OF HAMMERS AND ANGELS
Dear Readers,I didn't intend to lie about WHEN I was going to announce the winner of debut author Shannon Wiersbitzky's www.shannonwiersbitzky.com first novel, the summer of hammers and angels for...
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Interview with Susan Campbell Bartoletti -- Newbery Honor Award Winning Author
Dear Reader,It is such a great honor to introduce you to my long-time and treasured friend, the Award Winning author, Susan Campbell Bartoletti. www.scbartoletti.com As Susan says, we were babies...
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Who won NAAMAH and the ARK at NIGHT? Could it be you?
Look what Naamah’s done! amzn.to/p2NyxUStarred review: Horn Book. “A lovely lullaby, in a beautiful, masterfully integrated book.”Starred review: Kirkus.“This captivating interpretation creates a...
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BOOK BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION with Author Carol Saller
Dear Readers,Please join me in celebrating the release of Eddie's War with author Carol Saller. This book will be a special treasure for many of you, because it's historical fiction set in the USA...
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Who won EDDIE"S WAR? It might be you!
Dear Readers,This month there is a special reason why this LUCKY WINNER won the giveaway of EDDIE'S WAR. . .Read below to find out why!Kirkus Reviews (starred review):Eddie’s War EDDIE'S WAR (reviewed...
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