Susan Rosson Spain
News and Events
Gearing up for a very busy summer and fall!
With the September release of our new picture book, TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN GEORGIA, illustrator Elizabeth Dulemba and I are planning appearances all over the place!
Catch us first on August 29, 2010 at the inaugural Suwanee Festival of Books, where we'll be doing a fun Children's Stage presentation. (Heads-up for teachers: This will be a shortened version of our new school visit program!)
And if you just can't wait, click HERE for some cool "12 DAYS" stuff, like wallpaper, word searches, coloring pages, and crossword puzzles!
The very next weekend, September 4-5, 2010, we'll be at the fabulous Decatur Book Festival, the largest independent book festival in the country! Along with other members of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, we'll be greeting our reading public and signing our books. Look for our big double-booth right next to the Children's Stage!
On Thursday evening, December 2, 2010, TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN GEORGIA will have a coming-out party at the best independent children's bookstore in the country, Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, Georgia! Little Shop is the latest recipient of the Pannell Award, which annually recognizes and publicly applauds the work of booksellers who stimulate and encourage children's and young people's interest in books. The award will be officially presented at BEA (Book Expo America) New York, May 24-26, 2010. Details to follow--but mark your calendars now for this December event, as this evening promises to be AWESOME!!
And if you just can't wait, click HERE for some cool "12 DAYS" stuff, like wallpaper, word searches, coloring pages, and crossword puzzles!
The very next weekend, September 4-5, 2010, we'll be at the fabulous Decatur Book Festival, the largest independent book festival in the country! Along with other members of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, we'll be greeting our reading public and signing our books. Look for our big double-booth right next to the Children's Stage!
On Thursday evening, December 2, 2010, TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN GEORGIA will have a coming-out party at the best independent children's bookstore in the country, Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, Georgia! Little Shop is the latest recipient of the Pannell Award, which annually recognizes and publicly applauds the work of booksellers who stimulate and encourage children's and young people's interest in books. The award will be officially presented at BEA (Book Expo America) New York, May 24-26, 2010. Details to follow--but mark your calendars now for this December event, as this evening promises to be AWESOME!!
PHOTOS and WRAP-UPS of PAST EVENTS
November 14, 2009: Just in time for holiday shopping, the Savannah Children's Book Festival was held in Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia. I had a ball promoting our Southern Breeze Region of SCBWI, and signing copies of my novel THE DEEP CUT. (Barnes & Noble handled books sales for the festival and did an AWESOME job.)
October 17, 2009: The Southern Breeze Region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' fall conference was held in Birmingham, Alabama. The faculty was superb: author Diane Z. Shore, Editor Calista Brill (First Second Books), Art Director Gayle Brown (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers), Agent Steven Chudney (The Chudney Agency), VP & Associate Publisher Kathy Landwehr (Peachtree Publishers), Editor Lynne Polvino (Clarion Books), Author Hester Bass, Author/Illustrator Sarah Campbell, Creativity Coach Rita Farin, Photographer Sandy Fry, Author Jo S. Kittinger, Author Carla K. McClafferty, and Author Brad Strickland. What an inspiring day! I happily signed copies of THE DEEP CUT.
Labor Day weekend in Altanta meant the incredible Decatur Book Festival, the largest independent book festival in the country. Authors and illustrators from all over the country were featured speakers (performers, in some cases), making for an awesome event. I sold all my copies of THE DEEP CUT by 1 p.m. the first day! Here are a few shots as we were setting up the SCBWI - Southern Breeze Region booth. (After that, it was much too busy to take pictures.)
With me (in the green blouse) in front of our booth is my illustrator for 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN GEORGIA, the fabulously talented Elizabeth Dulemba. The author to the left, in pink is C. M. Fleming, author of a terrific murder mystery, FINDER'S MAGIC.
