Lizbeth Meredith, author of Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters, shared her short story, Happily Enough Ever After, about coming to terms with trauma’s residual effects on her family at Arctic Entries.

Deb Brandon, author of But My Brain Had Other Ideas wrote a blog post on living with fear for BrainBlogger.

Alice Tallmadge, author of Now I Can See The Moon, shared how the media fueled the Satanic ritual abuse craze with The Stranger.

Who Are You, Trudy Herman? by B.E. Beck received a review from Kirkus Reviews as well as a review from Booklist which will run in April.

Several She Writes Press titles are finalists for the IBPA Ben Franklin Awards:

Expecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie Chute is a finalist in Autobiography and Memoir.

Eden: A Novel by Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg is a finalist in Best New Voice: Fiction. 

It Never Ends by Sandra Butler & Nan Fink Gefen is a finalist in Psychology. 

Bad Dream Notebook by Linda Dahl is a finalist in Popular Fiction.

Swearing Off Stars by Danielle Wong is a finalist in Fiction: Romance. 

When It’s Over by Barbara Ridley is a finalist in Fiction: Historical.

While They’re Still Here by Patricia Williams is a finalist in Autobiography and Memoir.

Mikey and Me by Teresa Sullivan is a finalist in Autobiography and Memoir.

Dog as my Doctor, Cat as my Nurse by Carlyn Montes De Oca is a finalist in Animals and Pets.

Several She Writes Press titles are finalists for the 2017 Foreword Reviews Book Awards:

To the Stars through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman is a finalist in Adult Fiction.

This Is How It Begins by Joan Dempsey is a finalist in Adult Fiction: Historical.

Murder Under the Fig Tree by Kate Jessica Raphael is a finalist in Adult Fiction: Multicultural.

Happier at Work by Gayle Van Gils is a finalist in Adult Nonfiction: Business and Economics.

Filling Her Shoes by Betsy Graziani Fasbinder is a finalist in Adult Nonfiction: Family and Relationships.

I’m the One Who Got Away by Andrea Jarrell is a finalist in Adult Nonfiction: Family and Relationships.

Lost in the Reflecting Pool by Diane Pomerantz is a finalist in Adult Nonfiction: Family and Relationships.

Breaking Sad by Shelly Fisher and Jennifer Jones is a finalist in Adult Nonfiction: Grief/Grieving.

Expecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie Chute is a finalist in Adult Nonfiction: Grief/Grieving.

I Know It in My Heart by Mary E. Plouffe is a finalist in Adult Nonfiction: Grief/Grieving.

Second Chance by Thais Nye Derich is a finalist in Adult Nonfiction: Health.

Dog as my Doctor, Cat as my Nurse by Carlyn Montes De Oca is a finalist in Adult Nonfiction: Pets and Animals.

Upcoming Events:

Iris Waichler, author of Role Reversal: How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents will be speaking about Starting the Caregiver Conversation at the 19th Century Club in Oak Park, Illinois on April 16th at noon.

 

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!