This post was written by Maria Frazer. #OwnVoices is a hashtag created by Corinne Duyvis, that was originally formed as a way to recommend books "about diverse characters written by authors from that same diverse group." The hashtag has expanded from being used for book recommendations to being used more broadly. You can check out... Continue Reading →
July 2016 Contest Roundup
I'm late! I'm late! But hey, it's summer and that means fun in the sun. For me it also means garlic since my family runs a garlic farm. Mostly I've been weeding and cutting scapes until today-- harvest started! There are many more days of that so I knew I'd better get on the Contest Roundup... Continue Reading →
November 2015 Contest Roundup
November is a great month for writers! For one, it's National Novel Writing Month. You can join NaNoWriMo and challenge yourself, in the company of other writers, to write a first draft of a novel in one month. Doesn't matter what genre you write in. All are welcome. Of course, picture book writers can't really... Continue Reading →
June 2015 Contest Roundup
Entering contests can be a lot of fun. I love seeing how the pitch contests bring people together as we post pitches and help each other out with them in our Sub It Club submission support group, and of course it's thrilling when people share when they get favorites! While they do create a lot... Continue Reading →
May 2015 Contest Roundup
Oh May, the busiest month ever! (Okay, maybe that's just me. My daughter is May Queen this year and that is a job in itself!) But no matter how busy we are there is always time for working on our craft, right? And if you've got some work ready to go there are some great... Continue Reading →