Manifesting Me by Leah E. Reinhart received a great review from Kirkus Reviews.

Under The Birch Tree by Nancy Chadwick was reviewed by Story Circle Book Reviews.

Alice Tallmadge, author of Now I Can See the Moon, shared with Huffington Post about her niece’s experience with social panic.

A Matter of Chance by Julie Maloney was featured in US Magazine.

Joyce Hocker, author of The Trail to Tincup, wrote about sorting through possessions after a death for Psychology Today.

Jill Coupe, author of True Stories at the Smoky View, shared her reading list with She Reads.

Congratulations to our 30th Annual IBPA Ben Franklin Awards winners:

While They’re Still Here: A Memoir by Patricia Williams won gold in Autobiography & Memoir.

Dog As My Doctor, Cat As My Nurse: An Animal Lover’s Guide to a Healthy, Happy, and Extraordinary Life by Carlyn Montes De Oca won gold in Animals & Pets.

Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing, and Pregnancy After Loss by Alexis Marie Chute won silver in Autobiography & Memoir.

Mikey and Me: Life with My Exceptional Sister by Teresa Sullivan won silver in Autobiography & Memoir.

The Bad Dream Notebook by Linda Dahl won silver in Popular Fiction.

When It’s Over by Barbara Ridley won silver in Fiction: Historical.

Swearing Off Stars by Danielle M. Wong won silver in Fiction: Romance.

It Never Ends: Mothering Middle-Aged Daughters by Sandra Butler and Nan Fink Gefen won silver in Psychology.

Eden by Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg won silver in Best New Voice: Fiction.

Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing, and Pregnancy After Loss by Alexis Marie Chute won silver in Best New Voice: Nonfiction.

Congratulations to our 2018 IPPY Award-winning authors:

This is How It Begins by Joan Dempsey tied for bronze in Literary Fiction.

Breaking Sad: What to Say After Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show Up edited by Shelly Fisher & Jennifer Jones won silver in Anthologies.

Finding My Badass Self: A Year of Truths and Dares by Sherry Stanfa-Stanley won silver in Humor.

To Play Again: A Memoir by Carol Rosenberger won bronze in Autobiography/Memoir III (Personal Struggle/Health Issues).

While They’re Still Here: A Memoir by Patricia Williams tied for bronze in Aging/Death & Dying.

Meeting in the Margins: An Invitation to Encounter Society’s Invisible People by Cynthia Trenshaw won gold in Current Events II (Social Issues/Humanitarian).

Baffled by Love: Stories of the Lasting Impact of Childhood Trauma Inflicted by Loved Ones by Laurie Kahn won silver in Psychology/Mental Health.

The River by Starlight by Ellen Notbohm won gold in Best Regional Fiction for West-Mountain.

Filling Her Shoes: A Memoir of an Inherited Family, by Betsy Graziani Fasbinder by Betsy Graziani Fasbinder won gold in Best Regional E-Book for Non-Fiction.

Upcoming Events:

Laurie Buchanan will be a guest instructor at the Writers’ Institute at UW-Madison this spring. More details at uwwritersinstitute.wisc.edu.

Barbara Ridley, author of When It’s Over, will be participating in Dine with Local Authors on April 16th from 6-8 p.m.

Linda Gartz, author of Redlined, will be participating in a Meet the Author event at the Newberry Library at 60 W. Walton St. Chicago, IL on April 18th at 6 p.m.

Every week, we celebrate noteworthy achievements and upcoming events happening within the She Writes Press community in our “Friday High Fives!” If you have coverage you’d like to share, a new award to your name or an event planned, please email digital@sparkpointstudio.com and we’ll get you included in an upcoming Friday High Fives!