Created January 17, 2025 by Tanja Bauerle
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Congratulations, Cynthia Bordelon, on your Royal Dragonfly Award.
TANGLED WEBS (the second book in the Sara Full of Wonder series) recently won a 2024 Royal Dragonfly Award in the Children's Chapter Book category. Learn more about her books at https://cynthiabordelon.com/.
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Congratulations, Matt McMann, for being on the USA Today Best Seller list.
Matt had the absolutely shocking news on Christmas Day that the first book in his spooky middle grade monster mystery series MONSTERIOUS, Escape From Grimstone Manor, hit the USA Today Bestseller list! Best Christmas present ever. Find out more at https://mattmcmann.com/.
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Congratulations, Patricia Franz, on the publication of your latest poems.
Patricia has two new children’s poems “Dogs” and “Tarantula” published in Pomelo Books’ newest anthology, Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz (2024). Find more, including a recording of "Dogs" on her website at https://patriciajfranz.com/.
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Congratulations, Anne Hanovich, on your award.
Anne's YA manuscript "The Canon of Katrina Quinn" won 2nd place in the 2025 Arizona Literary Awards Unpublished Novel category. Learn more at https://annehanovich.com/