News and Updates

The New York Times mentioned Beverly Engel, author of I’m Saying No!, in an article on sexual abuse survivors.

Ms. Career Girl published a piece by A Better Next author, Maren Cooper.

Publishers Weekly wrote a synopsis for Michelle Cox’s novel, A Veil Removed. 

Guesthouse for Ganesha by Judith Teitelman received a positive review from Kirkus Reviews.

Conversations Magazine listed Francine Falk-Allen, author of Not A Poster Child, in a roundup of top 25 inspirational women who are changing the world.

Donna Cameron’s A Year of Living Kindly and Rebecca Smith Galli’s Rethinking Possible were named finalists for the 2019 Montaigne Medal.

Congratulations to The River by Starlight by Ellen Notbohm for winning the Western Writers of America 2019 Spur Award for Best First Novel.

Linda Gartz’s Redlined, Ellen Notbohm’s  The River by Starlight, and Alexis Marie Chute’s Expecting Sunshine were named finalists for the 2019 da Vinci Eye Award.

Wild Boar in the Cane Field, an upcoming fall 2019 novel by Anniqua Rana, an upcoming Fall 2019 author, was presented at the San Jose Museum of Art by Play on Words (a collaborative literary performance series) and earned an honorable mention in the Desi Writers Lounge Short Story Competition.

Deborah Burns, author of Saturday’s Child, connected with bestselling author, Gretchen Rubin, and exchanged books.

Upcoming Events

Join Reyna Marder Gentin, author of Unreasonable Doubts, for an evening on law, leadership, and literature on Tuesday, March 12th from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. To register for this event click here.

Linda Gartz will be making a presentation on her book Redlined at the American Association of University Women on Wednesday, March 20th.

Join Dena Moes, author of The Buddha Sat Right Here, and Bella Mahaya Carter, author of Raw, for a conversation at Vroman’s Bookstore from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16th.

Join Diane Wald for a conversation on her novel, GillyFlower, at Trident Booksellers and Cafe on Saturday, April 27th at 7 p.m.

Lorraine Devon Wilke will be heading out on a book tour for The Alchemy of Noise. See the flyer below for more details on upcoming dates and locations.

 

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!