Awards

Congratulations to the following She Writes Press authors who have advanced to the 2019 JOURNEY Shortlist Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction: Among the Maasai by Juliet Cutler, Rethinking Possible by Rebecca Faye Smith Galli, Do You Have Kids? by Kate Kaufmann, Redlined by Linda Gartz, The Buddha Sat Right Here by Dena Moes and You Can’t Buy Love Like That by Carol E. Anderson.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 American Fiction Award winners:

Pre-Teen Fiction (Ages 10-12): Return of the Evening Star by Diane Rios

Women’s Fiction: The Trumpet Lesson by Dianne Romain

News and Updates

Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg,author of The Nine, was interviewed by BookTrib and DIY MFA featured her piece about publishing tips. The Nine was also called one of the best books to pick up in August by POPSUGAR and a great end of the summer read by Ms. Career Girl. 

Paula Wagner’s Newcomers in an Ancient Land was featured in a BookBub roundup of debut summer books by women everyone should read.

Parade Magazine listed Lucinda Jackson’s Just A Girl and Krista Beth Driver’s Mani/Pedi as motivating books to ignite your inner CEO.

Heather Cumiskey’s I Love You Like That was featured on a She Reads article on what she reads if she loves The Sun Is Also A Star.

Hummingbird in Underworld by Deborah Tobola received an excellent review from Los Angeles Review of Books.

Judith Teitelman’s Guesthouse for Ganesha received praise from the Historical Novel Society. 

Map Your Mystery gave praise to On A Quiet Street by J.L. Doucette saying it “is worth reading.”

Kirkus Reviews is calling As Long As It’s Perfect by Lisa Tognola, “An enjoyable tale about a wealthy couple who learn that building a house is more than they bargained for.”

Events

Diana Altman, author of We Never Told, will be signing books at Longfellow Books on Thursday, August 22nd at 7 p.m.

Join Anniqua Rana for a book launch event for Wild Boar in the Cane Field on Tuesday, September 17th at 7 p.m. at The Bindery. 

Play On Words will be presenting a chapter, “Birth Canal,” from Wild Boar in the Cane Field by Anniqua Rana at Lit Crawl San Fransico on Saturday, October 19th.

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!