Comments for Story Quest Children's Books http://storyquestbooks.com Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:15:10 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Save the Date! Bloggers Read Across America March 2012 by Jo Ann Kairys http://storyquestbooks.com/save-the-date-bloggers-read-across-america-march-2012/#comment-43 Jo Ann Kairys Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:15:10 +0000 http://storyquestbooks.com/?p=647#comment-43 Hi, I'm thrilled to learn about your interest in Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG)! I love your website and am so happy to learn about it. I'll contact you directly with more information! Jo Ann Hi, I’m thrilled to learn about your interest in Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG)! I love your website and am so happy to learn about it. I’ll contact you directly with more information! Jo Ann

]]> Comment on Save the Date! Bloggers Read Across America March 2012 by Mrs. Coe http://storyquestbooks.com/save-the-date-bloggers-read-across-america-march-2012/#comment-42 Mrs. Coe Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:15:38 +0000 http://storyquestbooks.com/?p=647#comment-42 Hello! I am contacting you from TBA the largest teaching blog in blogland! We would like to participate in your events. This week we are celebrating all things Dr Seuss but we would like to continue this important celebration. Please let me know how we can be involved! Thank you! Hello!
I am contacting you from TBA the largest teaching blog in blogland! We would like to participate in your events. This week we are celebrating all things Dr Seuss but we would like to continue this important celebration. Please let me know how we can be involved!
Thank you!

]]> Comment on 10 Children’s Book Award Contests: A List for Self-published Authors by JoAnn http://storyquestbooks.com/10-childrens-book-award-contests-a-list-for-self-published-authors/#comment-41 JoAnn Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:49:23 +0000 http://storyquestbooks.com/?p=492#comment-41 Hi! Thank you for your note! I'm very interested in your wonderful initiative and would like to participate. What are the dates of the event? I would definitely send my children's book. How would I send the entry fee in USD? I've organized an event called <strong>Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG)</strong> to promote children's reading and literacy. It kicks off February 28 on my website and runs through March with a great line up of children's book authors and top book marketing experts participating. I've written original articles about reading and literacy for guest host's websites, and will be hosting other bloggers articles on my site. Would you be interested in contributing an article? Perhaps you could describe your program and your books -- it would get lots of attention and visibility. I would need the article (500-600 words) by Monday if possible to include in the BRAG event schedule. Also would need a 2 sentence bio, photo of you, and/or photo of your book(s). I'm also helping a nonprofit organization -- LitWorld -- identify volunteers for World Read Aloud Day on March 7. I've been named an official WRADvocate! Please read more about it at <a href="http://litworld.org" title="LitWorld" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">LitWorld</a>. Again, it's a great opportunity for exposure. I certainly understand your frustration about the awards process. It's an expensive undertaking. My book won the 2012 Mom's Choice Gold Award. It's a wonderful honor and has helped me promote and market my independently published book. Have you tried this award? It's international and not as expensive as many of the others. They also offer their winners many opportunities and ideas for promotion. Let me know if you have any questions! Jo Ann Hi!

Thank you for your note! I’m very interested in your wonderful initiative and would like to participate. What are the dates of the event? I would definitely send my children’s book. How would I send the entry fee in USD?

I’ve organized an event called Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG) to promote children’s reading and literacy. It kicks off February 28 on my website and runs through March with a great line up of children’s book authors and top book marketing experts participating. I’ve written original articles about reading and literacy for guest host’s websites, and will be hosting other bloggers articles on my site. Would you be interested in contributing an article? Perhaps you could describe your program and your books — it would get lots of attention and visibility. I would need the article (500-600 words) by Monday if possible to include in the BRAG event schedule. Also would need a 2 sentence bio, photo of you, and/or photo of your book(s).

I’m also helping a nonprofit organization — LitWorld — identify volunteers for World Read Aloud Day on March 7. I’ve been named an official WRADvocate! Please read more about it at LitWorld. Again, it’s a great opportunity for exposure.

I certainly understand your frustration about the awards process. It’s an expensive undertaking. My book won the 2012 Mom’s Choice Gold Award. It’s a wonderful honor and has helped me promote and market my independently published book. Have you tried this award? It’s international and not as expensive as many of the others. They also offer their winners many opportunities and ideas for promotion.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Jo Ann

]]> Comment on 10 Children’s Book Award Contests: A List for Self-published Authors by Billy Bob Buttons http://storyquestbooks.com/10-childrens-book-award-contests-a-list-for-self-published-authors/#comment-40 Billy Bob Buttons Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:50:22 +0000 http://storyquestbooks.com/?p=492#comment-40 Hi, my name is Billy Bob Buttons (my pen name, my real name is Edward Trayer) and my children’s novels have been independently published in the UK. I do pretty well but I’m so fed up of entering my books in American book awards. They cost a fortune and I doubt many of the books even get opened. So I decided to set up my own book award for independent and self-published authors of hardbacks, paperbacks or e-books, living and/or selling their books in the UK I write children’s books, I’m a secondary school English teacher and I just did an 200 school book tour of England, so I thought I’d mix the three things up and organise for the children’s books to be judged by the children in the schools I just visited. The adult books, not so much my forte, will be assessed by members of established reading groups who know a good book when they read it. This bit is very important. This is only my second year doing this and I’m not promising chests of gold, and I very much doubt Oprah will be knocking on the doors of the winning authors. But I do promise your books will be read cover to cover and judged by children and adults who love reading, and the entry fee will be used to cover the costs of running the Award plus a prize or two for all the finalists. I also thought 75 dollars to over 120 dollars (90 odd quid) to enter a book award was a gigantic rip-off. They must be making a bloody fortune over there. So I thought £28 would be okay; cover the costs of posting the books to the schools, hosting the website, advertising the finalists, buying and inscribing medals and perhaps even stretch to a bit of prize money for the winners. This is a non-profit making Award and a copy of the accounts will be sent to every entrant. Also, every entrant will be given feedback, whether they win or not, and, if you do do well in this Award, you can publicise your success in any way you see fit. I just discovered many of the independent book awards in America charge a licencing fee if you wish to publicise the fact you won! Cheeky or what!? www.thewsa.co.uk Hi, my name is Billy Bob Buttons (my pen name, my real name is Edward Trayer) and my children’s novels have been independently published in the UK. I do pretty well but I’m so fed up of entering my books in American book awards. They cost a fortune and I doubt many of the books even get opened. So I decided to set up my own book award for independent and self-published authors of hardbacks, paperbacks or e-books, living and/or selling their books in the UK
I write children’s books, I’m a secondary school English teacher and I just did an 200 school book tour of England, so I thought I’d mix the three things up and organise for the children’s books to be judged by the children in the schools I just visited. The adult books, not so much my forte, will be assessed by members of established reading groups who know a good book when they read it.
This bit is very important. This is only my second year doing this and I’m not promising chests of gold, and I very much doubt Oprah will be knocking on the doors of the winning authors. But I do promise your books will be read cover to cover and judged by children and adults who love reading, and the entry fee will be used to cover the costs of running the Award plus a prize or two for all the finalists.
I also thought 75 dollars to over 120 dollars (90 odd quid) to enter a book award was a gigantic rip-off. They must be making a bloody fortune over there. So I thought £28 would be okay; cover the costs of posting the books to the schools, hosting the website, advertising the finalists, buying and inscribing medals and perhaps even stretch to a bit of prize money for the winners. This is a non-profit making Award and a copy of the accounts will be sent to every entrant.
Also, every entrant will be given feedback, whether they win or not, and, if you do do well in this Award, you can publicise your success in any way you see fit. I just discovered many of the independent book awards in America charge a licencing fee if you wish to publicise the fact you won! Cheeky or what!?

http://www.thewsa.co.uk

]]> Comment on Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG): Promoting Children’s Literacy — March 2012 by Christina http://storyquestbooks.com/bloggers-read-across-the-globe-brag-promoting-childrens-literacy-march-2012/#comment-38 Christina Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:02:41 +0000 http://storyquestbooks.com/?p=921#comment-38 Hi Jo Ann, I just found your website today. I am looking forward to the BRAG series. I am new to writing/illustrating children's books, but it has been on my heart to write/illustrate a children's book. Thanks! - Christina Moyer Hi Jo Ann,
I just found your website today. I am looking forward to the BRAG series. I am new to writing/illustrating children’s books, but it has been on my heart to write/illustrate a children’s book. Thanks! – Christina Moyer

]]> Comment on Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG): Promoting Children’s Literacy — March 2012 by JoAnn http://storyquestbooks.com/bloggers-read-across-the-globe-brag-promoting-childrens-literacy-march-2012/#comment-36 JoAnn Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:25:02 +0000 http://storyquestbooks.com/?p=921#comment-36 How fabulous -- thank you so much!! Your website is wonderful, amazing and inspiring... can't wait to read more about your story and books. I have experience with FASD through a community of children adopted from Russia. I'll announce your participation and link to your fabulous website. How would you like to make the books available? A very heartfelt THANK YOU!! Jo Ann How fabulous — thank you so much!! Your website is wonderful, amazing and inspiring… can’t wait to read more about your story and books. I have experience with FASD through a community of children adopted from Russia. I’ll announce your participation and link to your fabulous website. How would you like to make the books available?

A very heartfelt THANK YOU!!

Jo Ann

]]> Comment on Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG): Promoting Children’s Literacy — March 2012 by JoAnn http://storyquestbooks.com/bloggers-read-across-the-globe-brag-promoting-childrens-literacy-march-2012/#comment-35 JoAnn Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:03:28 +0000 http://storyquestbooks.com/?p=921#comment-35 Hi Kelly! I'm so happy to receive your comment! I'm excited that BRAG is generating lots of interest... Would you be willing to contribute an article from your blog about a literacy topic or something about what you're doing to promote literacy? I'd love to have you join in! Looks like I have a pretty full calendar for March, but have just started double booking, so let me know as soon as possible how we can work together! I'd post your article on my website and link back to yours. The day of your post, you'd announce your article and ask readers to join the BRAG tour, linking to my website. How does this sound? I would need a 50 word bio and photo to add at the end of your post. I think your blog looks great! I look forward to hearing from you! Thanks again! Jo Ann Hi Kelly! I’m so happy to receive your comment! I’m excited that BRAG is generating lots of interest… Would you be willing to contribute an article from your blog about a literacy topic or something about what you’re doing to promote literacy? I’d love to have you join in!

Looks like I have a pretty full calendar for March, but have just started double booking, so let me know as soon as possible how we can work together! I’d post your article on my website and link back to yours. The day of your post, you’d announce your article and ask readers to join the BRAG tour, linking to my website. How does this sound? I would need a 50 word bio and photo to add at the end of your post. I think your blog looks great!

I look forward to hearing from you! Thanks again! Jo Ann

]]> Comment on Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG): Promoting Children’s Literacy — March 2012 by Jodee Kulp http://storyquestbooks.com/bloggers-read-across-the-globe-brag-promoting-childrens-literacy-march-2012/#comment-34 Jodee Kulp Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:02:33 +0000 http://storyquestbooks.com/?p=921#comment-34 Donnie Kanter Winokur and I would be happy to offer 5 copies of our Audio Book Nuzzle and 5 copies of our soft-cover Nuzzle - Love Between a Boy and His Service Dog and help participate however you need in your program. Thanks for making this available. We are hear to spread early literacy. Donnie Kanter Winokur and I would be happy to offer 5 copies of our Audio Book Nuzzle and 5 copies of our soft-cover Nuzzle – Love Between a Boy and His Service Dog and help participate however you need in your program. Thanks for making this available. We are hear to spread early literacy.

]]> Comment on Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG): Promoting Children’s Literacy — March 2012 by Kelly http://storyquestbooks.com/bloggers-read-across-the-globe-brag-promoting-childrens-literacy-march-2012/#comment-33 Kelly Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:39:19 +0000 http://storyquestbooks.com/?p=921#comment-33 Hi JoAnn. My name is Kelly and I really admire your enthusiasm to support and promote children's reading and literacy! I am a rookie blogger but would love to show my support and participate in BRAG. At kidtory.com I write about learning how to be a mommy, one children's book at a time. It's always an adventure! Kelly Hi JoAnn. My name is Kelly and I really admire your enthusiasm to support and promote children’s reading and literacy! I am a rookie blogger but would love to show my support and participate in BRAG. At kidtory.com I write about learning how to be a mommy, one children’s book at a time. It’s always an adventure! Kelly

]]> Comment on Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG): Promoting Children’s Literacy — March 2012 by JoAnn http://storyquestbooks.com/bloggers-read-across-the-globe-brag-promoting-childrens-literacy-march-2012/#comment-32 JoAnn Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:06:30 +0000 http://storyquestbooks.com/?p=921#comment-32 Hi Martha! I love your idea about encouraging family reading with a guest post by you "to inspire pet adoption, and how the stars in the books have their blended family issues." Do you have an article/post I could take a look at? Also, would need a 50 word bio, link to your site, and a photo of you and/or your book. Please send to me at: jkairys@comcast.net. I'll follow up with suggested date for the post, my bio, intro and link to place on your site. Thanks so much... eager to receive your information! Jo Ann Hi Martha! I love your idea about encouraging family reading with a guest post by you “to inspire pet adoption, and how the stars in the books have their blended family issues.” Do you have an article/post I could take a look at? Also, would need a 50 word bio, link to your site, and a photo of you and/or your book. Please send to me at: jkairys@comcast.net. I’ll follow up with suggested date for the post, my bio, intro and link to place on your site. Thanks so much… eager to receive your information! Jo Ann

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