Announcements

UTAH CHILDREN'S WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS

Announcement List--September 1, 2004

Welcome back to school!

Do you know anyone who would benefit from the information in this newsletter? A teacher? A librarian? A bookstore employee? A parent? A book lover? Feel free to send this newsletter to them.

Are you sponsoring a children's literature event? Send info to rick@rickwalton.com and we'll put it on the calendar.


This month's profile is of author Kimberley Heuston.


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CONGRATULATIONS

to Chris Crowe, whose book MISSISSIPPI TRIAL, 1955 is a nominee for
the 2005 Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award, grades 6-8.

to Shannon Hale, who was interviewed by Authorlink. You can find
her interview at http://www.authorlink.com/articles/article.asp?=&id=309.

to Dana Kessimakis Smith, whose book A WILD COWBOY has received
Creative Child magazine's 2004 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. The book will
be featured in Creative Child Magazine's Holiday issue as well as
appear on their website www.creativechildonline.com beginning
November 2004.


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NEW BOOKS

from Shannon Hale, ENNA BURNING, a YA, from Bloomsbury.

from Mark Buehner, NICCOLINI'S SONG (author Chuck Wilcoxen), a picture book, from Dutton.

from Anne Bowen, WHEN YOU VISIT GRANDMA AND GRANDPA, a picture book, from Carolrhoda Books.

from Rick Walton, A VERY HAIRY SCARY STORY, a picture book, from Putnam.

from Robert Neubecker, WOW! CITY!, a picture book, from Hyperion.

from Michael Tunnell, HALLOWEEN PIE has been reissued in paperback by Boyds Mills Press.


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NEW SALES

Kim Justesen, to Globe-Pequot Press, three books on stupid questions that park rangers get asked by tourists. The first three books are Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, and Rocky Mountain National Park.

Chris Crowe, to Heinnemann, a book on teaching the novels of Mildred D. Taylor.

Rick Walton, to American Girl, SPOOKY MYSTERIES, a collection of mini-mysteries.


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COMING SOON

Fall, 2004
from Rick Walton, BUNNY CHRISTMAS, a picture book, from HarperCollins.
from Rick Walton, MRS. MCMURPHY'S PUMPKIN, a picture book, from HarperCollins.

March, 2005
from Kimberley Heuston and Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, LIFE IN ANCIENT INDIA, Oxford University Press.

April, 2005
from Randall Wright, THE SILVER PENNY, Holt.

Spring, 2005
from Dana Kessimakis Smith, A BRAVE SPACEBOY (2nd in a series, see A WILD COWBOY), Hyperion.
from Gloria Skurzynski, THE VIRTUAL WAR CHRONOLOGS BOOK THREE: THE REVOLT, Atheneum.

Fall, 2005
from Sharlee Glenn, JUST WHAT MAMA NEEDS, a picture book, from Putnam.
from Michael Spooner, a historical novel, LAST CHILD (a sequel to DANIEL'S WALK), from Henry Holt.
from Hala Wittwer, illustrator, MEOW, a picture book by Jane Yolen.
from Kim Justesen, three books in the "Hey, Ranger" series.

2006
from Dana Kessimakis Smith, MY DADDY'S A GRIZZLY BEAR, a picture book, from Hyperion Books for Children.

fall 2006
from Anne Bowen, WHAT DO TEACHERS DO? a picture book, from Carolrhoda Books
from Greg Swearingen, illustrator, FAIRY FAIRY QUITE CONTRARY, a picture book by Mem Fox.
2008
from Carla Morris, THE BOY WHO WAS RAISED BY LIBRARIANS, a picture book, illustrated by Brad Sneed, from Peachtree.


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APPEARANCES AND EVENTS

September 2-3, 2004--Hala Wittwer and Greg Swearingen will be at Midway's Swiss Days, where they will be selling prints and canvas giclees of their artwork at their "Art by Hala" booth.

September 7, 2004--Ron Woods will be presenting at Rocky Mountain Middle School in Idaho Falls.

September 11, 2004--The King's English Bookstore (15th East, 15th South, Salt Lake City) will be hosting a launch party for Shannon
Hale's new book, ENNA BURNING, from 5-7 pm. The Stormy Mountain Boys, a bluegrass band, will be performing at 5 pm. The party also celebrates the bookstore's birthday.

September 17-18, 2004--Judith Viorst, Rick Walton, Kim Justesen, and others will be speaking at the League of Utah Writers annual conference in Park City.

September 18, 2004--Mark and Caralyn Buehner, and Shannon Hale will be presenting at the Great Salt Lake Book Festival.

September 20-21, 2004--Chris Crowe will be in Oxford, Mississippi, presenting at the University of Mississippi and at some local schools.

September 25, 2004--Mark and Caralyn Buehner will be signing at the Provo Barnes and Noble.

October 5, 2004--David Small and Sarah Stewart will be at BYU. At 12:30 pm they will speak in the HBLL Auditorium, level 1. 
Following will be a signing in the BYU bookstore.
October 15 and 18, 2004--Chris Crowe will be speaking at West Jordan High School.

October 21, 2004--Chris Crowe will be speaking at the 96th Street Branch of the New York Public Library.

October 22, 2004--Chris Crowe will be at the Jane Addams Book Award ceremony in New York where his book GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER: THE TRUE STORY OF THE EMMETT TILL CASE will receive an Honor award.

October 22, 2004--Dean Hughes will be speaking and reading, along with Deseret Book editors, at the BYU English Department Reading Series, at noon, in the Harold B. Lee Library auditorium.

November 5, 2004--Chris Crowe will be reading his work at the BYU English Department Reading Series, at noon, in the Harold B. Lee Library auditorium.

November 8, 2004--Janice Card, of the BYU Bookstore, will present her annual Christmas Booktalk in the BYU HBLL Auditorium, level 1, at 4:00 pm.

November 20, 2004--Chris Crowe will be speaking at the National Council of Teachers of English convention in Indianapolis at 11 am, and signing at the Penguin booth at 3:30 pm.

February 2-12, 2005--LILLY'S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE--Theatre for Young Audiences--BYU Margetts Theatre Series, Nelke Theatre. Call Fine Arts Ticket Office 378-4322.

March 17-18, 2005--UVSC/SCBWI Forum on Children & Literature. Main guests include JULIE OF THE WOLVES author Jean Craighead George and illustrator Wendell Minor. Watch for upcoming information at www.uvsc.edu/conted/c&w or call 801-863-8894.

May 25-June 11, 2005--HOLES--Theatre for Young Audiences—BYU Margetts Theatre Series, Nelke Theatre. Call Fine Arts Ticket Office 378-4322.

June 13-17, 2005--BYU Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Conference.


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AUTHOR PROFILE: KIMBERLEY HEUSTON

BORN: Provo, Utah

PARENTS: Dusty Heuston, CEO Waterford Institute, and Nancy Heuston, Head of School, the Waterford School

CHILDREN: Five. Three boys and a girl, and a really great daughter-in-law that my son does not deserve.

EDUCATION: BA, Harvard, History and Science, MFA in Writing for Children, Vermont College

PLACES LIVED: Utah, Massachusetts, New York City, Paris, Vermont, California

OTHER JOBS HELD: babysitter, secretary, librarian, teacher, fundraiser, software designer, tour guide

HOBBIES: travel and daydreaming

PHOBIAS: cleaning my sons' rooms

RECENT BOOKS: THE SHAKERESS (Front Street) and DANTE'S DAUGHTER (Front Street)

PUBLISH WITH: Deseret Book, Front Street Books, Oxford University Press

SCHOOL VISIT ACTIVITIES: assemblies and brainstorming workshops 

P. S. Dante's Daughter is getting translated into German. Woo hoo.


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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES

BRING AN AUTHOR OR ILLUSTRATOR TO YOUR SCHOOL
It's not too early to start thinking about bringing an author or illustrator to your school during the 2004-2005 school year. When kids get to meet and learn from real authors they get excited about reading and writing. It's a great way to bring books to life. For information on presentations, fees, and contacts, go to www.ucwi.org/visit.htm, or check out the author/illustrator websites below. If you've never held an author visit and don't know what to do, go to www.rickwalton.com/utahauth/bringing.htm for information, guidelines, and advice.

A DEAL FOR SPECIAL CAUSES
If you want to get books into the hands of kids who need them- -e.g., kids in shelters, kids in hospitals, kids in foreign countries, kids in a summer reading programs--we can get you select picture books and joke books at rock bottom prices. You can get hardcover books at prices lower than a cheap paperback. Contact Rick at rick@rickwalton.com for more information.

GET BOOKS INTO THE HANDS OF YOUR STUDENTS
Rick Walton has a supply of deeply discounted books. If you buy one copy for each of the students in your school, Rick will do a daylong visit at your school for free. For more information see www.rickwalton.com/aboutric/deal.htm.


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UTAH AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR WEBSITES

Check out our website, www.ucwi.org, where you'll find information on local authors, their books, and their appearance information, and past issues of this newsletter.--Utah Children's Writers and Illustrators -- www.ucwi.org

Ken Baker -- www.bravemonster.com
Ann Edwards Cannon -- www.aecannon.com
Chris Crowe -- www.chriscrowe.com
Alane Ferguson -- www.alaneferguson.com
Guy Francis -- www.guyfrancis.com
Sharlee Glenn -- www.sharleeglenn.com
Shannon Hale -- www.shannonhale.com
Mette Ivie Harrison -- www.metteivieharrison.com
Kim Williams Justesen -- http://hometown.aol.com/kimorchid/myhomepage/profile.html
Sherry Meidell -- www.sherrymeidell.com
Julie Olson -- www.jujubeeillustrations.com
Gloria Skurzynski -- http://gloriabooks.com
Dana Kessimakis Smith -- www.danasmithbooks.com
Will Terry -- www.willterry.com
Laura Torres--www.lauratorres.com
Rick Walton -- www.rickwalton.com
Kevin Wasden -- www.kevinwasden.com
Hala Wittwer--www.artbyhala.com
Carol Lynch Williams -- www.carollynchwilliams.com
Randall Wright -- www.booksbywright.com

UTAH WRITER AND LITERATURE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITES
BYU Children's Book Review -- http://cbpr.lib.byu.edu
Children's Lit. Assoc. of Utah (Beehive Book Awards)-- www.clau.org
League of Utah Writers -- www.luwrite.com
UCTE/LA -- http://community.weber.edu/uctela
UT Council/International Reading Assoc. -- www.utahreading.org
Utah Children's Writers and Illustrators -- www.ucwi.org

If you have a Utah organization related to children's literature, please send it to us and we'll add it to the list.


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