Congrats to Andrea Jarrell (I’m The One Who Got Away) and Alexis Marie Chute (Expecting Sunshine) for being featured on Kirkus Reviews’ Best Indie of 2017!

Congrats to Nadine Kenney Johnstone, her memoir, Of This Much I’m Sure, won the Chicago Writers’ Association Book of the Year award.

Congrats to Falling Together by Donna Wilk Cardillo for winning several Human Relations Indie Book Awards! Including Director’s Choice Award: Outstanding Life Adjustment Book, Self-Help & Wellness Human Relations Indie Book – Silver, Motivational Human Relations Indie Book – Silver, Life Journey Human Relations Indie Book – Silver, Life Challenges Human Relations Indie Book – Gold Winner (Tie).

She Writes Press publisher Brooke Warner shared how the print-on-demand industry is harming indie authors with Publisher’s Weekly.

While They’re Still Here by Patricia Williams was named one of the best books of 2017 for caregiving by Caring.com.

Teresa Sullivan, author of Mikey And Me, shared a personal essay with The Caregiver Space.

Carol Anderson (You Can’t Buy Love Like That) shared 5 things she learned from growing up gay in the 1960s with PopSugar.

Miracle at Midlife author Roni Beth Tower shared how to find joy in New Year’s resolutions with Psychology Today.

Lost in the Reflecting Pool by Diane Pomerantz was featured on HelloGiggles.

Sarah Kowalski, author of Motherhood Reimagined, discussed her path to motherhood with ScaryMommy.

Swearing Off Stars by Danielle Wong was reviewed by LAMBDA Literary.

The Velveteen Daughter by Laurel Davis Huber was featured on Theresa Kaminski’s favorite fiction of 2017.

Upcoming Events:

She Writes Press authors Laurie Buchanan, Michelle Cox, Annette Gendler and Andrea Jarrell will all be attending a literary event hosted by ModernWell in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 28. More details below…

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

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!