Announcements

UTAH CHILDREN'S WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS

Announcement List--July 8, 2005


This month's profile is of author Rick Walton.


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CONGRATULATIONS


to Shannon Hale, whose book THE GOOSE GIRL is on Michigan's 2006 Great
Lakes Great Books ballot.

to Chris Crowe, whose book GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER: THE TRUE STORY OF 
THE EMMETT TILL CASE was named by the American Library Association as one of the "'Best of the Best' Books for Young Adults from 1994 -2003."



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NEW SALES

from Matthew Armstrong, the illustrations for Jeremy Strong's untitled novel, from HarperCollins.

from Olivia Birdsall, NOTES ON A NEAR-LIFE EXPERIENCE, a YA novel, from Delacorte.

from Dean Hughes, the re-release of Under the Same Stars, a children's historical novel that came out in 1979, along with two sequels. The series will is now called, The Adventures of Young Joseph Williams.

from Dean Hughes, MISSING IN ACTION, a YA novel, Atheneum.

from Shannon Hale, audio book rights for PRINCESS ACADEMY--US to Full Cast Audio and UK to BBC.

from Sara Zarr, two YA novels to Little, Brown.




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NEW BOOKS

from Rick Walton, BUNNY SCHOOL, HarperCollins.

from Shannon Hale, PRINCESS ACADEMY, Bloomsbury.


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COMING SOON


August, 2005

from Nathan Hale, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, a picture book, Walker and Company.


Fall, 2005

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.


Sept, 2005

from Carol Williams and Sherry Meidell, LATTER-DAY TIMES: THE JOSEPH 
SMITH EDITION, a picture book, from Leatherwood Press.

from Guy Francis, illustrator, MRS. MCBLOOM, CLEAN UP YOUR CLASSROOM! a picture book by Kelly DiPuchio (Hyperion)


Spring, 2006

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

from Guy Francis, illustrator, SHELLY, a picture book by Margie Palatini (Dutton)


Fall 2006

from Anne Bowen, WHAT DO TEACHERS DO? a picture book, from Carolrhoda Books

from Greg Swearingen, illustrator, 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.

from Shannon Hale, CITY OF RIVERS, a YA, from Bloomsbury.

from Gloria Skurzynski,VIRTUAL WAR CHRONOLOGS BOOK FOUR, THE CHOICE.


March, 2007

from Sharlee Glenn, JUST WHAT MAMA NEEDS, a picture book, from Putnam.


Spring 2007

from Carol Williams, OH THE GAMES YOU CAN PLAY ON A CHECKERBOARD, from Gibbs Smith.


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.

July 9, 2005--the King's English bookstore will host a release party for Shannon Hale's PRINCESS ACADEMY, 2:00 pm.

July 16, 2005--The King's English bookstore will host a release party for Shannon Hale's PRINCESS ACADEMY.

July 30, 2005 -Anne Bowen will be hosted by Deseret Book at The Lion House at 11:00 am. This is a ticketed event - tickets can be obtained online at DeseretBook.com.

August 8, 2005--Rick Walton will be visiting the Children's Museum of Utah. From 2:00-2:20 he'll be reading bunny books and making bunny origami (with his wife Ann's help) for ages 2-6. From 2:30-3:30 he'll work with ages 5 to 12 on coming up with story ideas.

August 25-27, 2005--Randall Wright will be appearing at the Mt. Timpanogos Storytelling Festival.

Fall, 2005 Kim Justesen will be teaching Introduction to Writing and Fiction Fundamentals for the Life Long Learning program at the University of Utah.

September 16-17, 2005--Sherry Meidell will be presenting at the League of Utah Writers Convention.

September 26, 2005--Rick Walton will be visiting Delta South Elementary.

September 28, 2005--Rick Walton will be visiting Corinne Elementary.

September 28, 2005--Rick Walton will be visiting Discovery Elementary in Brigham City.

November 1-4, 2005--Rick Walton will be visiting schools in Vernal, Utah.

Nov-Dec. 2005--Rick Walton will be visiting schools in the greater Mesa, Arizona area.

Jan-Apr, 2006--Rick Walton will be teaching a picture book writing class at BYU on Tuesday evenings.


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AUTHOR PROFILE: RICK WALTON


Born: Provo, Utah

Parents: Bill Walton, ed psych professor, BYU (retired) Wilma Walton, kindergarten and 1st grade teacher, retired

Spouse: Ann Ivie

Education: B.A., BYU, Spanish, Portuguese minor M.A., BYU, English with creative writing emphasis

Places Lived: Provo, White City, Draper, Brazil, Orem, Springville, Kearns

Other jobs held: dishwasher, copy center clerk, cook in Mexican restaurant, arts administrator, secretary, teacher, software designer

Hobbies: folk and bossa nova guitar, travel

Phobias: heights

Recent books: A VERY HAIRY SCARY STORY (Putnam)
SUDDENLY ALLIGATOR (Gibbs Smith)
BUNNY SCHOOL (HarperCollins)
MRS. MCMURPHY'S PUMPKIN (HarperCollins)

Publish with: HarperCollins, Candlewick, Putnam, Gibbs-Smith, American Girl

School visit activities: assembly, brainstorming workshop, riddle-writing workshop

Website features: curriculum, wordplay, stick worm cartoons, huge collection of public domain folktales



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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES

BRING AN AUTHOR OR ILLUSTRATOR TO YOUR SCHOOL
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 summer reading programs--we can get you select novels, 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 or Carol at 
carolthewriter@yahoo.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.

SIGN UP FOR RICK WALTON'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Rick Walton’s monthly newsletter provides information on upcoming books and appearances, first drafts and discussion of his published books, and Six Degrees of Literary Separation. Send a blank e-mail to rickwalton-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to subscribe.


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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

Matthew Armstrong www.matthewart.com
Ken Baker -- www.bravemonster.com
Anne Bowen - www.annebowenbooks.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 -- hometown.aol.com/kimorchid/myhomepage/profile.html
Sherry Meidell -- www.sherrymeidell.com
Robert Neubecker -- www.neubecker.com
Michael Nordenstrom -- www.riversoffire.com
Julie Olson -- www.jujubeeillustrations.com
Gloria Skurzynski -- gloriabooks.com
Dana Kessimakis Smith -- www.danasmithbooks.com
Will Terry -- www.willterry.com
Laura Torres--www.lauratorres.com
Michael O. Tunnell--www.michaelotunnell.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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Are you, or do you know an author or illustrator of books for young readers? Are you sponsoring a children's literature related event? Is there something else related to this list that we should announce? Send announcements to rick@rickwalton.com.

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To find out more about the children's book writers and illustrators who live in Utah, who they are, what they've published, how to contact them, their public appearances, and more, go to www.ucwi.com.

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