Announcements

UTAH CHILDREN'S WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS

Announcement List—July 18, 2006


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CONGRATULATIONS!

To Michael Spooner, who just received the Spur Finalist Award for LAST CHILD at the Western Writers of America Convention. (Interviews pending on North Dakota Public Radio and South Dakota Public Radio).

To Gloria Skurzynski, who recently signed a film option contract with Jane Startz Productions (ELLA ENCHANTED and TUCK EVERLASTING) for What Happened in Hamelin. The screenplay is being written in 
Cologne, Germany, by a production company named Gemini Entertainment. 

To Michael O. Tunnell, whose book, WISHING MOON, is a nominee for the Nebraska Golden Sower Award in the Young Adult category.
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NEW BOOKS

from Anne Bowen, WHAT DO TEACHERS DO (after YOU Leave School)? will be out in August.

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.

from Shannon Hale, RIVER SECRETS (formerly City of Rivers) published by Bloomsbury, in September 2006.


COMING SOON

Fall 2006


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 Shannon Hale and Dean Hale, RAPUNZEL'S REVENGE, illustrated by Nathan Hale, January 2008

from Jessica Day George, DRAGONSKIN SLIPPERS, from Bloomsbury.March, 2007.


Spring 2007

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

from Sherry Meidell, 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.

2008

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


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 Chilren's Festival.

July 29, 2006—Michael O. Tunnell will be speaking in Nebraska at a literature festival. 

August 19, 2006—Kim Williams-Justesen will be autographing at the grand re-opening of the Treehouse Museum in Ogden from 12-1:30 p.m.

August 19, 2006—Anne Bowen will be at the grand re-opening of the TreeHouse Children's Museum in Ogden from 1:30-3:00.

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.

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UTAH AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR WEBSITES

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 -- http://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 -- http://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.carolinutah.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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