Announcements

UTAH CHILDREN'S WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS

Announcement List--January 1, 2005

Happy New Year! Time for resolutions. Ours include anything that helps kids learn to love writing and reading.


This month's profile is of author Carol Lynch Williams.


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CONGRATULATIONS

to Chris Crowe, whose book MISSISSIPPI TRIAL, 1955 is on the 2004 IRA Teen's Choice list.

to Barbara Williams, whose book ALBERT'S IMPOSSIBLE TOOTHACHE is on the 2004 IRA Children's Choice list.

to Mette Harrison, whose book MIRA, MIRROR is on "The Spirit of 76" Recommended Books list and on the "Borders Recommends" list.

to Gloria Skurzynski, whose book ARE WE ALONE? SCIENTISTS SEARCH FOR LIFE IN SPACE is a National Science Teachers Association Selector's Choice for Best Books, the School Library Journal Book of the Week at www.schoollibraryjournal.com, and a feature on the SETI website at www.seti.org/site/pp.asp?c=ktJ2J9MMIsE&b=180343

to Shannon Hale, whose book ENNA BURNING was an Amazon "Editor's Pick" for Best Book of the Year.

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NEW SALES

Kristyn Crow, BEDTIME AT THE SWAMP, a picture book, to HarperCollins.


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COMING SOON

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 Sherry Meidell, illustrator, DR. WELCH AND THE GREAT GRAPE STORY, by Mary Lou Carney, Boyds Mills Press.

May, 2005
from Shannon Hale, THE GOOSE GIRL, paperback edition.

June, 2005
from Gloria Skurzynski, THE VIRTUAL WAR CHRONOLOGS BOOK THREE: THE REVOLT, Atheneum.

July, 2005
from Rick Walton, BUNNY SCHOOL, HarperCollins.

August, 2005
from Shannon Hale, PRINCESS ACADEMY, Bloomsbury.

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, MY BROTHER THE DOG, a YA, from Tanglewood Press.

Spring, 2006
from Kim Justesen, three books in the "Hey, Ranger" series.

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

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

1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month, from 3:30-5:00 pm, Carol Lynch Williams runs the Springville Young Writers Group, a free critique/writing group for children. Call Vivian Milius at the Springville Library for information.

January 12, 2005--Ken Baker, Randall Wright, Ron Woods, Paul Pitts, Sharlee Glenn, and Rick Walton will be at Midvalley Elementary School in Midvale.

January 20, 2005--Ron Woods will be speaking at White Pine Elementary School in Boise, Idaho.
January 21, 2005--Ron Woods will be speaking at Eagle Middle School in Eagle, Idaho.

January 27, 2005--Ron Woods will be speaking at Orchard Elementary School in Orem.

January 27-28, 2005--Gloria Skurzynski will be speaking at schools in Kennewick, Washington.

January 28, 2005--Louise Plummer will be speaking at the BYU English Dept. Reading Series, at noon.

January 29, 2005--Carol Lynch Williams and Rick Walton will be doing a marketing workshop at the American Fork Library. Cost is $5/person. Contact Amy Finnegan (FinneganAJ@aol.com) for
information and preparation requirements.)

January 31, 2005--Rick Walton will be at Shelley Elementary School in American Fork.

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.

February 26--Ken Baker and Carol Lynch Williams will be speaking at the Nebo School District Fund Raising Writing Conference. Proceeds go to buy books and handmade blankets for newborn babies at Mountain View Hospital.

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. Many local authors and illustrators will also be presenting. Watch for upcoming information at www.uvsc.edu/conted/c&w or call 801-863-8894.

March 29-31, 2004--Sherry Meidell will have art represented in the 2005 Celebration of Art & Soup at the Sheraton City Centre in Salt Lake.

April 9, 2005--Carol Lynch Williams will be the keynote speaker at the Colorado SCBWI Spring Conference.

April 20, 2005--Rick Walton will be at Westside Elementary School in Springville.

April 30, 2005--LDStorymakers--2005 Writer's Conference 
Theme: "The Write Time"
Date: April 30th 2005 9:00 - 6:00
Cost: $48 and $8 for lunch
Little Brown Theater, Springville, Utah
Guest Speaker: Kenny Kemp, author
Guest Speaker: Richard Peterson, editor, Deseret Book
Interviews with publishers/editors
Panel discussion with publishers
"Publishing Secrets" will be available for $11
Hope to have new book, "Writing Secrets" ready also.
Classes will be held on a wide variety of topics, including "Finding Time to Write," "Self-promotion," "Writing for Younger Readers," "The LDS Market," "Hooked: How to Keep Your Reader's Interest," "Nuts and Bolts: The Basics of Writing," "Pinnochio: How to Keep Your Characters From Sounding Wooden," "Articles," "Sci-Fi," "Romance," and "Research for Fiction and Non-fiction." Register early for the best rates; preregistration begins March 1st 2005 at http://www.ldstorymakers.com 
Presenters include Rachel Ann Nunes, Michele Ashman Bell, Jeff Savage, Tristi Pinkston, Tamra Norton, Annette Lyon, Shirley Bahlmann, James Dashner, Janet Jensen, Carol Thayne, Anne Bradshaw, and Julie Wright.

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: Carol Lynch Williams

BORN: Lincoln, Nebraska

PARENTS: Anne Yelvington Lynch, English professor, retired Richard Thomas Lynch, retired Air Force, now works in Washington, DC

SPOUSE: Drew

EDUCATION: Lots and lots of classes that amount to nothing except some fun times, as well as classes in the School of Hard Rock (hence my band's name and the few bruises and swelling around the eyes), a Master's degree in Motherology to Girls, an Associate's degree in Arguing with Children, and Senior Master's degree in Bossing People Around and various other degrees that I don't want to mention for fear I May Intimidate Others.

PLACES LIVED: England, Nebraska, North Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Utah (not in this order)

PLACES I WISH I HAD LIVED:
A house that is always clean, where meals are prepared for me so the girls and I can do whatever I want. Also, in this place I can rollerblade and my neck never hurts. And I don't gain weight. And my breath always smells great and . . .

OTHER JOBS HELD:
McDonald's employee (awful-est job), solicitor (selling products to clean one's hair) (second awful-est job), Avon representative (second awful-est job, too), interpreter for the Deaf(terrific job), aluminum can picker-upper (hot job-lots of ants), Borden's Ice cream packer (all the free ice cream, milk and gum a person could want), house cleaner for the rich (quite a funny job--just what is a Janny-mop and how could one family own so many cats?), Palm Reader (insightful job), Phone answerer for the DMV in Florida (had to give up my Soap, General Hospital, for that job), taught once at BYU until they found out I don't have a degree in anything they value (quite fun) 

HOBBIES: wandering around worrying, talking to other writers, wishing I were rich, eating, going out to eat, having people cook things for me to eat, eating what people have cooked for me to eat (this list can go on and on, so I am just stopping here, to save space--or face, not sure which)

PHOBIAS: You name it, I've probably been afraid of it or know why *you* should be afraid of it. If I'm lucky, it'll end up in a novel.

RECENT BOOKS: A Mother to Embarrass Me (Delacorte)

PUBLISH WITH: Looking for anyone to publish me, please

SCHOOL VISIT ACTIVITIES:
a variety of workshops for children 5th grade and up. I am not good at mass-baby sitting, but the kids always have a good time (I have references--please see Other Jobs Held above)

WEBSITE FEATURES:
lots of pictures, lots of misspelled words, and one of these days there's going to be lots more stuff on there, too


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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 day long 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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