Award Announcements

Congratulations to the 2019 finalist of the Eric Hoffer Award: Hard Cider by Barbara Stark-Nemon, Implosion by Elizabeth W. Garber, Redlined by Linda Gartz, Stories from the Tenth-Floor Clinic by Marianna Crane, The Sleeping Lady by Bonnie C. Monte, Rethinking Possible by Rebecca Faye Smith Galli, Expecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie Chute, The River By Starlight by Ellen Notbohm and While They’re Still Here by Patricia Williams.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Independent Press Awards: Christine Volker, author of Venetian Blood, Michelle Cox, author of A Promise Given, and Carol Anderson, author of You Can’t Buy Love Like That.

News and Updates

Authority Magazine interviewed Beverly Engel, author of I’m Saying No!, about writing a book that sparks a movement.

Refinery29 listed Saturday’s Child by Deborah Burns as one of the best books for every kind of mom. Saturday’s Child was also recommended by Ms.Career Girl for the mom “who does it all,” and The Hollywood Reporter featured it as a hot new book with Hollywood appeal.

Split-Level by Sande Boritz Berger was recommended by Bustle as new May book to add to your Memorial Day reading list.

You Cannot Mess This Up by Amy Daughters and Sky Queen by Judy Kundert were both featured in a summer book preview on She Reads.

Kay Rae Chomic, author of A Tight Grip, shared a published essay titled “Planet Man” on Five:2:One Magazine.

Odessa, Odessa by Barbara Artson is the #1 bestseller in fiction paperback at BookSoup in L.A.

Foreword Reviews gave praise to You Cannot Mess This Up by Amy Daughters.

Judith Teitelman, author of Guesthouse for Ganesha, wrote an article for Thrive Global on time management and was interviewed on the BookSwell podcast.

Gillyflower by Diane Wald was reviewed in the San Francisco Book Review

Marianne Waggoner Day, author of Camp Grandma, was interviewed on the Grandma’s Briefs blog.

Sondra Helene, author of Appearances, shared a piece about writing through grief on Jewish’s Women’s Archive.

Upcoming Events

Kate Kaufman, author of Do You Have Kids? Life When The Answer is No will be hosting a book event at Third Place Books on Saturday, May 11th at 6 p.m.

Join Deborah Burns, author of Saturday’s Child, for her book event at Book Soup on Thursday, May 16th at 7 p.m.

Laurie Buchanan, author of The Business of Being, will be sharing her tips on creating a successful book launch. Join her on Thursday, May 16th at the Boise Collister Library at 7 p.m.

Dena Moes, author of The Buddha Sat Right Here, will be on a book launch tour from April to May. Check the flyer below for 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!