Announcements

UTAH CHILDREN'S WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS

Announcement List--June 8,  2006


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CONGRATULATIONS
To Shannon Hale, whose Princess Academy received the Utah Children's Book Award, given by the Utah Center for the Book, and is a nominee for the Beehive Award.

And also to Shannon, who flew to Orlando to be filmed for Scholastic Book Fair's Author Video. Each year, they feature about 6 authors and illustrators and are given free to schools. Princess Academy will be featured in both the elementary and middle school videos, so about 40 million kids will see her next school year!

To Cara and Mark Buehner, whose SUPERDOG, THE HEART OF A HERO has won the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award for 2005-2006

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NEW BOOKS

from Julie Olson, ALREADY ASLEEP, coming out in August 2006. Written by A.D. Tarbox and published by Moo Press (Keene Publishing)

from Sherry Meidell, THE DEVIL WITH THREE GOLDEN HAIRS (illustrator and reteller), published by Leatherwood Press, September 2006.


COMING SOON


Fall 2006

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

from Jeff Carney, THE ADVENTURES OF MICHAEL MacINNES, published by FSG on October 13.

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

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

from Greg Swearingen, illustrator, FAIRY QUITE CONTRARY, a picture book by Mem Fox.

from Rick Walton, MERRY MAPS AND CHRISTMAS CLUES: 25 TREASURE HUNTS FOR THE SEASON, from Leatherworks.


Winter 2007

from Jessica Day George, DRAGONSKIN SLIPPERS, from Bloomsbury.


Spring 2007

from Mark and Cara Buehner, GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS.

from Becky Hall, THE CENTAUR, written by May Swenson, from Utah State University Press

from Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson, Night of the Black Bear, from National Geographic.

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


Summer 2007

from Nathan Hale, author/illustrator, THIEVES LIKE US, and YELLOWBELLY AND PLUM, from Putnam.

from Becky Hall, 1-2-3 COUNT WITH ME: A UTAH COUNTING BOOK, a pb, to Sleeping Bear Press.

from Becky Hall, THE BIOGRAPHY OF MORRIS FRANK, to Albert Whitman.

from Mette Harrison, THE PRINCESS AND THE HOUND, a fantasy YA, from Harper Eos.

from Danna Kessimakis Smith, WHAT BEST FRIENDS DO", a picture book, published by Hyperion books for Children

from Kim Williams-Justesen, sequel to MY BROTHER, THE DOG, 


2008

from Carla Morris, THE BOY WHO WAS RAISED BY LIBRARIANS, a picture book, illustrated by Brad Sneed, from Peachtree.

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

from Gloria Skurzynski, SWEAT AND BLOOD: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN LABOR UNIONS.

from Sharlee Glenn, JUST WHAT MAMA NEEDS, by Harcourt.



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APPEARANCES AND EVENTS

June 11-17, 2006—Guy Francis, Chris Crowe, Carol Lynch Williams, Rick Walton, Randall Wright, and others will be participating in the BYU Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers workshop.

June 19-22, 2006—Shannon Hale will be teaching the YA novel workshop at Writers @ Work

June-July, 2006—Kim Williams-Justesen will be leading four elementary-aged book groups through Salt Lake Community College's continuing education program. She will lead the1st and 2nd grades, two sessions of the 3rd and 4th grades, and the 5th and 6th grade groups.

June 22-26, 2006—Shannon Hale will be at the ALA conference in New Orleans.

June 24-25, 2006—Sherry Meidell will be riding the MS 150. Anyone that contributes $15 or more to the National MS Society will be entered in a drawing for six of her picture books autographed to whomever they want. For more information you can email Sherry at smeidell@burgoyne.com

July 3, 2006—Randall Wright will be telling stories at the Orem library.

July 8, 2006—Kim William-Justesen will be signing My Brother the Dog at the South Jordan Barnes & Noble from 2:00 - 4:00.

July 13-14, 2006—Shannon Hale will be a guest author at the BYU Symposium on Books for Young Readers.

July 9-14, 2006—Rick Walton and Randall Wright will be co-teaching a beginning writing class at the Writing For Young Readers Conference at BYU.

July 17, 2006—Randall Wright will be at the Sundance Children's Festival.

August 25, 2006—Randall Wright will be performing at a pre-show for the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival in Orem, Utah.


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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
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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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