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The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales (ages 8-12) by Anne Shelby, Illustrated by Paula McArdle University of North Carolina Press, fall 2007
A new short story by Aurelia Wills in The Kenyon Review, Summer ‘08
Thrillers by Wes DeMott: |
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foreign editions -- Czech, Hungarian |
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Leisure Books 2005 |
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Leisure Books 2004, and in Russian 2006 |
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ISBN: 978-0-8078-3163-2 |
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Jack Evans
Jack is the author of a new mystery about a husband and wife and their 45-foot sailboat. The book is the first in a trilogy in the tradition of Robert Barnard, Carl Hiassen and Robert B. Parker’s Sunny Randall series. A longtime mystery fan with an expertise in sailboats, Jack first rendered his mystery as a screenplay while studying with Hollywood’s John Truby. He then recast his story as a novel. He drew on his experiences as a year-round sailor and proud owner of a Morgan Out Island 41, sailing out of Coconut Grove and Newport, and later a custom-built Seamaster 45, which he kept in Ft. Lauderdale, Sag Harbor and Three Mile Harbor. During his college years he trained as an actor at the American Theater Wing, but after a season in summer stock and an off-Broadway play that ran all of two weeks he went back to school and earned his B.A. at Fairleigh Dickinson University and J.D. from Seton Hall University Law School. For several years he was a real estate entrepreneur in Sussex County, New Jersey. Now retired, he spends his time writing -- and whenever he can, going for a sail. Jack met Debbie in 2002 at an MWA dinner at The National Arts Club in NYC, where he entertained her all evening with his vivid storytelling.
Jeremiah Ho
Short story writer Jeremiah Ho studied with Aimee Bender, David Wong Louie, Paula Gunn Allen, Calvin Bedient and Reed Wilson at UCLA where he earned a B.A. in English and creative writing; a story of his won the Ruth Brill Scholarship. He lives in Southern California, and is studying for his law degree at Whittier Law School. Jeremiah found Debbie in the Writer’s Digest guides.
A picture book author/illustrator, Barbara studied at Academy of Art University in San Francisco and The Professional Institute of Commercial Art, Baltimore. Her illustrator credits include The Chocolate Train (Earthkids, 2002), Rockster and the Giant Acorn (Rockster, 1997), a Judy Bolton mystery The Whispering Belltower (Amereon House, TBD) and Woodland Wonders (TBD). She teaches “The Art of Illustrating Children’s Books” in elementary and middle schools as part of the BOCES Arts-in-Education program in Suffolk County, and is a member of the Long Island Children’s Writers & Illustrators. She lives in Riverhead with her husband and two children. Barbara met Debbie at SCBWI's Society of Illustrators conference in April 2007.
The author of children's books, poems, plays, newspaper columns and essays, Anne’s new story collection for children, The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales (ages 8-12), was published by University of North Carolina Press. Anne received a grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women to develop her own stories from traditional Appalachian tales. Anne’s picture books for children appear on recommended reading lists for Sesame Street Workshop, PBS Kids, Trumpet Book Club, as well as schools and libraries. Homeplace was a School Library Journal Best Book, Literary Guild Selection and New York Public Library pick, and We Keep A Store an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. As a member of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, she is an active campaigner against mountaintop removal. She contributed to Missing Mountains, a collection of essays, fiction and poetry by authors from the Authors Mountaintop Removal Tour. She also sings with PUBLIC OUTCRY, a band of Kentucky musicians active in the movement. Members of the band — Jason Howard, Kate Larken, George Ella Lyon, Silas House and Jessie Lynne Keltner — are featured on the CD Songs for the Mountaintop. Anne has a B.A. from St. Andrews Presbyterian College and an M.A. from University of Kentucky. She teaches English at Eastern Kentucky University. She met Debbie at the Appalachian Writers Workshop in Hindman, KY in 2003.
University of North Carolina Press Audio rights to The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales (ages 8-12). Follow the link to hear the audio excerpt “Molly Fiddler” by Anne Shelby. |