May 25, 2011, the culminating ceremony for the Area 17 Chicago Young Authors celebration was held at the Dr. Alexander Bouchet Math & Science Academy, and I was there as a guest of the coordinator, Tina Franklin-Bertrand. Author B. A. Binns and Area 17 Youth Authors Coordinator Mrs. Franklin-Bertrand Many of the winners were stories […]
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I\’m in the final stages of being contest coordinator for my RWA chapter\’s writing contest – I know, I did it before and you\’d think I would learn, but for some reason I agreed to do it again. We have an all-electronic contest now – last time we tried to allow people to submit either
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I spent today in Chicago judging at the annual Young Chicago writers competition, that includes poetry, fiction and instructional stories by kids from first grade through 8th. I am amazed at the quality of some of the writing there. My very first read – a book of poetry of all things (I am not usually
Young Chicago Authors are GREAT writers Read More »
Yesterday was my day for stardom. I was a guest on the Laura Dion-Jones Radio Show, WRMN 1410 AM broadcasting from Elgin, Illinois. (Someday I will have to put a radio program in one of my books). Naturally I alerted all my friends in the area – both of them (haha) – so they would listen in
My Fifteen Minutes of Fame Read More »
That\’s what I\’m blogging about today on Romancing the Genre\’s. No, it\’s not what you think, but yes, I hope you will enjoy reading about Young Adults and what it takes to write for them, so come over. Added bonus, you get a chance to win a huge blog launch package of prizes. Like PULL
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