Hugs and Hurrahs

Welcome to this quarter's edition of Hugs and Hurrahs! It's such a pleasure to celebrate these talented Michigan writers and illustrators. Please join me in offering your congratulations!

Katy Klimczuk's poem “September” has been published in the 2023 Walloon Writers Review.  

Congratulations, Katy!

Diane Telgen’s The Ghostly Tales of Michigan's Upper Peninsula is coming out from Arcadia Children's on August 7.

Way to go, Diane!

ian tadashi moore has had a collection of his artwork that is inspired by the characters and themes in his books placed in a microgallery (@creal_microgallery on Instagram) in Ann Arbor. 

Very cool, ian!

Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw is erupting with joy to officially announce her upcoming nonfiction picture book—THE SUPER VOLCANO: A HIDDEN HERO BELOW YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK! For a hint about the book, picture the word SUPER in the title written like the picture above. Publication is scheduled for October, 2024 by Science, Naturally.

We're excited for you, Suzanne!

Jean Alicia Elster served as a member of the panel choosing the 2023 Kresge Arts in Detroit Artist Fellows in Literary Arts and Gilda Awards in Literary Arts. The panel was comprised of a select group of writers from across the United States representing various literary genres.

Congratulations, Jean!

An audio version of Ann Dallman’s award-winning MG novel, Cady and the Bear Necklace, is now available on Amazon.

Cady and the Bear Necklace has received these honors:

Midwest Book Award for Young Adult Fiction

Historical Society of Michigan Book Award for Children & Youth

Upper Peninsula Notable Book Award

New Mexico-Arizona Book Award (multicultural category)

Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist

5-star review from Readers’ Favorite.

We're so proud of you, Ann!

Congratulations, Everyone! We are inspired by you all! 

Please look for the next request for Hugs and Hurrahs in your email, but please feel free to submit all your KidLit publishing news to Alison Hodgson (aewhodgson@gmail.com ) any time.  I can't wait to celebrate you!