Every month we celebrate noteworthy achievements and upcoming events happening within the She Writes Press community. From author interviews to launch parties, we shine a light on a few of the fantastic things happening in our world.
If you have coverage you’d like to share, a new award to your name or an event planned, let us know at janay@sparkpointstudio.com and we’ll get you included in our next Monthly Memo.
Leah Lax, Tammy Flanders Hetrick and Barbara Stark Nemon make Sarton Literary Award Shortlist
Congratulations to Leah Lax, author of Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home, Tammy Flanders Hetrick, author of Stella Rose, and Barbara Stark Nemon, author of Even in Darkness, for making the Literary Award Shortlist.
Anne Leigh Parrish named a finalist in the 2015 Book of the Year Award
Congratulations to Anne Leigh Parrish, author of What is Found, What is Lost, on being named a finalist in the Books and Author Book of the Year Award, Literary Fiction Category.
Ann Hedreen to teach course at Richard Hugo House
Ann’s class, Brain Trust: Writing About the Brain, will draw from her own experience of writing Her Beautiful Brain and will also look at work by many other authors.
Libby Ware wins the Barbara Gittings Honor Book Award
Congratulations to Libby Ware, author of Lum, for winning the Barbara Gittings Honor Book Award from the American Library Association’s Stonewall Awards.
Also, keep in mind two upcoming deadlines for awards. If you’re submitting, make sure you don’t miss these dates happening right around the holidays:
- INDIEFAB Book Award registration is due January 15th.
- International Book Awards early registration is due January 31st.
Leah Lax and J.A. Wright picked as Best Books by Women in 2015
Leah Lax and J.A. Wright are included in Redbook‘s list of the best books by women in 2015 (also shared on Good Housekeeping)!
Jill G. Hall on The Reading Room
Jill G. Hall’s The Black Velvet Coat was featured on The Reading Room’s Books to Pair with Your Favorite Winter Drink.
Jeannine Atkins’ article in Poets & Writers Magazine
Jeannine Atkins, author of Little Woman in Blue, wrote “The Missing Locket” and was featured in the January print issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Norine Dworkin-McDaniel and Jessica Ziegler on INC.com
Norine Dworkin-McDaniel and Jessica Ziegler, the authors of Science of Parenthood, were profiled by INC.com.
Norine Dworkin-McDaniel and Jessica Ziegler on TODAY.com
Norine Dworkin-McDaniel and Jessica Ziegler “brought funny to Facebook in 2015” according to TODAY.com.
Sunny Mera on Books on the Subway
Sunny Mera’s All in Her Head made its debut on Books on the Subway.
Sunny Mera and Erin Seidemann on POPSUGAR
Sunny Mera and Erin Seidemann are included on POPSUGAR‘s Great Last Minute Gift Ideas roundup.
Terry Cameron Baldwin on San Francisco Book Review
Terry Cameron Baldwin, author of All the Ghosts Dance Free, receives 4/5 star review from San Francisco Book Review.
Leslie Nack is featured at San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Leslie Johansen Nack, author of Fourteen, is interviewed by San Gabriel Valley Tribune about her memoir.
Looking for a chance to connect with fellow SWP authors? Attend one of these great events and share your upcoming events with janay@sparkpointstudio.com.
SWP Tour for the fall authors is still in full swing and here are the rest of the stops. We hope to see you there!
See if the tour will be coming to you soon! January will hold west coast and east coast stops.
Washington DC Bookstore: Politics & Prose 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20008
Date: January 16th | 1PM
Seattle Bookstore: Third Place Books 17171 Bothell Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
Date: January 19th | 7PM
Portland Bookstore: Another Read Through 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227
Date: January 22 | 7-8:30PM
Philadelphia Bookstore: Penn Book Center 130 S 34th St., Philadelphia, PA 19104
Date: January 30th | 2PM
Missed the great photos from the tour? Click here!
Don’t forget, if you want to be featured on the She Writes Press Monthly Memo, email janay@sparkpointstudio.com. Here’s to a fabulous rest of the month!
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