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I learned today that Dickensen Academy has been named a finalist in TopShelf Magazine's Indie Book Awards. The winners will be chosen in December and featured in their holiday issue of their magazine.

Soon my book will be listed on their Discoveries Page.

I was excited to find out this morning that Dickensen Academy was a finalist in the Top Shelf Magazine's 2019 Indie Book Awards. The winners will be announced in December.

What: PNWA Book Signing Event 

Date: Friday, the 13th

Time: 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
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Where: Double Tree Hotel
18740 International Blvd 
SeaTac, WA 98188

Join me and dozens of other local authors at this huge book signing event in SeaTac, during the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference. You do not need to attend the conference, and the book signing event is free to the public.

I'd love for you to stop by my table. 

Also, if you are a writer attending the conference, join me on Saturday at 10 AM for my presentation: 15 Need to Knows to Write YA. 

To encourage summer reading, I am holding my first sale. From now until August 30th, the eBook version of Dickensen Academy is only $.99.

It is available at this price from the following retailers:

Amazon
Barnes & Noble
iTunes

What? Writing Workshop

Where? Seattle, WA

When? Saturday, Sept. 14th, 10:00 am

For Who? Anyone attending the PNWA conference who is interested in writing YA I am presenting a YA writing workshop at the upcoming PNWA Conference, and my very talented friend and fellow YA author, Sonja Griffing, will be joining me. If you are already signed up for this conference, join us on Saturday morning. If you haven't signed up, learn more about this 4-day writing conference at PNWA.org.

Course Description:
 
Do you want to write YA? Do you want to know how writing for young adults differs from writing for other age groups? Attend this interactive presentation to learn and discuss fifteen of the key components of YA. Course will include a writing exercise to apply what you have learned.

Hope you can join us.

I am participating in another promotion this month.

If you are a young adult science fiction or fantasy lover, this is the contest for you. It's so easy to enter. I’ve teamed up with 35+fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of YA Sci-Fi & Fantasy novels to 2 lucky winners, PLUS a brand new eReader to the Grand Prize winner!
 
Oh, and did I mention you'll receive a collection of FREE reads just for entering? 

​To celebrate summer, NN Book Heaven is showcasing one-two audiobooks each day for the month of June.

If you enjoy audiobooks, this is a great way to discover your next listen for that long road trip, your commute, or a walk with the dog.

To learn more about the audiobook version of Dickensen Academy, along with an interview of the narrator, check out this spotlight. Dickensen Academy Audiobook​

To celebrate the 6-month birthday of my debut novel, Dickensen Academy, I have created a Rafflecopter to give away a $15 Amazon gift card. It's easy to enter and the winner will be selected on April 11.

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/disp...?

Best of luck to you.
- Christine

I am participating in three separate promotions this month. Each one is a little different, but all offer a chance to win great prizes. facebook scavenger hunt
april 5-9 ttps://bookwrapt.com/spring-fb-scavenger-hunt/
 
Spring is the sweetest time of the year. Yes or no? We’re betting you’ll agree if you’re the lucky winner of our grand prize See’s Candies gift basket. Play our fun and easy hunt for your chance to take home over $100 in chocolates and other goodies!

Plus, with 35 authors participating—most hosting individual giveaways of their own on the hunt—our Spring basket is overflowing with dozens of treats we’re eager to give away! Enter April 5-9 for your chance to win!
 
Authors Participating in the Hunt
 
Alex Gordon • Amanda Uhl • Angela Roquet • Angelica R. Jackson • Angie Wilder • Anna Durand • Anne McClane • Ben Westerham • Cailin Briste • Casi McLean • Christine Grabowski • CM Lally • Donna R. Mercer • Honey Phillips • J.M. Walker • Jacqueline Diamond • Jacquie Biggar • Jim Stein • Joanne Dannon • Judith Sterling • Katherine Gilbert • Kathryn Knight • Kerry Blaisdell • Kristine Smith • Lia Davis • Lisanne Harrington • Michelle Jo Quinn • Shae Banks • Shereen Vedam • Soraya Naomi • Stephanie Queen • Taylor Marsh • Viola Calvary • Zoe Dawson • Zoe Forward
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BOOKAPALOOZA, APRIL 1-30 Calling all readers! Spring has sprung and you’re all invited to N. N. Light’s Book Heaven Spring Break Bookapalooza. 56 books featured plus a chance to win one of five gift cards(US dollars) to Amazon or Barnes and Noble. 
2 x $50
1 x $25
1 x $15
1 x $10 I’m thrilled to be a part of this event. My book,  Dickensen Academy  is featured today (April 5th). I even talk about where I’d go on spring break if money were no option. You won’t want to miss it.
 
Bookmark this get-together and tell your friends:
https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/spring-break-bookapalooza
​ April Rafflecopter, April 6-May 6 The last promotion is a simple Rafflecopter where you can win one of three gift cards.

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/e226730a34/?

One of the benefits of being an author with The Wild Rose Press is the opportunity to get to know many other TWRP Authors (or Roses as we like to call ourselves.) We can learn from each other and discover more great books by great authors.

Today I'd like to introduce you to Haley Cavanagh, who recently released a SciFi Romance called Astaeus. One pre-apocalyptic Earth. One desperate space mission to find a solution. One unexpected alien. 
When Dr. Sakota Thorell signed onto the mission to scout out a new, habitable planet, she knew discovering extraterrestrial life was always a possibility. But she never expected to find an alien adrift in space, nor for that alien to be so intriguing. Sakota feels an instant and undeniable attraction to Astraeus, but he represents a million possibilities, and just as many threats.

There are others hunting Astraeus, and his rescue may cost Earth its last hope. 
  Astraeus recently took 2nd Place in the Paranormal Romance Guild's Reviewer Choice Awards.
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Haley Cavanagh is a military veteran, wife, and mother. She is an alumna of Columbia College, a musical theater nut, and she loves to dive into any book that crosses her path. Haley resides with her family in the United States and enjoys spending time with her husband and children when she's not writing. She loves to hear from her readers, and encourages you to contact her via her website and social media. She also writes under the name Roxanne D. Howard.

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  Haley will be at FanX (Utah Comic Con) 

Booth #20: Astraeus by Haley Cavanagh
WHERE: Salt Palace Convention Center  
WHEN: Friday, April 19th, 2019, 8:00a.m.  - Saturday, April 20th, 2019, 8:00 p.m.

Come by the booth for autographed paperbacks, photos, and swag!