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now, I'm writing. Of course, you could find me blogging,
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Hurray!
Hurray! Hurray! Close Encounters of a Third-World Kind has been
nominated for Connecticut's 2009 Nutmeg
Book Award in the intermediate books category! I am beyond excited
and so grateful to the Nutmeg committee! School Library Journal featured
it as a "Remarkable Read" in December. Coincidentally, Holiday
House released it in paperback in January, 2008.
Writer's
Digest named my website (yes, this very one!) as a top ten finalist
in the WD Best Writer's Website Contest. Read
the article.
Close Encounters of a Third-World
Kind appears on Maryland's 2007-2008
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list for grades 4-6. Thank
you, Maryland librarians! It was also honored by being placed on the master
list for Arizona's 2007 Grand
Canyon Reader Award. It was part of the 2007-2008
Hillsborough County Battle of the Books, and it shows up on the South
Carolina Reads 2007 list, as one of 100
Suggested Titles for Middle School Students. The book has been chosen
by both the Kansas National Education Association and the Missouri
State Teachers Association as Reading Circle books for the intermediate
grades. Double hurray! Close Encounters of a Third-World Kind
also received a Teddy Children's Book Award Special Citation, given by
the Writers' League of Texas.
I and the other finalists were honored at a reception at the Governor's
mansion in Austin.
This is the fourth time one
of my books has made a state list. (If That Breathes Fire, We're Toast!
made Oklahoma's master list for the Sequoyah Book Award). Cynthia Leitich
Smith interviewed me about the process of writing this novel. Click here
to read it. Arizona Daily Star columnist Bonnie Henry also profiled
me. You can read that article by clicking here. Isn't
the cover eye-catching? The talented artist is James Yamasaki, who lives
in Japan.
You may enjoy reading some of my other publications.
The lead article for July 2006 on the Children's
Book Council site details a fun way to promote your children's book.
The article was written by Arizona authors Juanita Havill, Charline Profiri,
and myself. Also, an article, "Eleven
Serious Tips from a Funny Writer" appeared in the inaugural issue
of SCBWI Arizona's The Journey e-zine. You can also read what the library
means to me, by clicking here.
Extra! Extra! Read all about me
- Pros
help writers at upcoming workshop, Arizona Daily Star, April
21, 2008
- Mission
Life (Remarkable Reads column), School Library Journal on-line,
December 11, 2007
- Domain
Master, Writer's Digest, Cincinnati, OH, October, 2007
- Meet
Local Author Jennifer Stewart! I did!,
Bear Essential News for Kids, Tucson, AZ, April, 2007
- Authors
in Numbers, Publishers Weekly, New York, February 1, 2007
- Treasures and close encounters,
Tucson Weekly, Tucson, AZ, August 10, 2006
- Children's
Book Authors: Learn How To Promote Children's Book Week, Your Books,
and Yourselves, The Children's Book Council, CBC Magazine,
July, 2006
- Book picks, Spartanburg
Herald Journal, Spartanburg, SC, June 21, 2006
- Smorgasbord of authors to be
at Brandeis luncheon, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, March
28, 2006
- 'Close Encounters of a Third-World
Kind', Bureau County Republican, Princeton, IL, March 9, 2006
- Creativity movement: the zen
of walking, Fitness plus,Tucson and Phoenix,AZ, February, 2006
- Author
Interview: Jennifer J. Stewart on Close Encounters of a Third-World
Kind, Cynsations, November 10, 2005.
- Even
in remodel, Kirk-Bear library is anchor, East Voices column,
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, May 19, 2005.
- Jennifer J. Stewart--Don't Forget
the "J," The Write Word, Tucson, AZ, April/May 2005
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Life of author of children's books is quite a story by itself,
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, March 16, 2005
- Kids
have adventures: Books tell about children who explore in faraway lands,
close to home, The Noblesville Ledger, Noblesville, IN,
February 15, 2005
- Book Reviews by Kids: If That
Breathes Fire, We're Toast!, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles,
CA, February 6, 2005
- Of books, horses, awards,
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, December 19, 2004
- Good
Read!, Spectrum Home and School Network, November 2004
- Class Notes, Wellesley,
Volume 89, Number 1, Wellesley, MA, Fall 2004
- Book Buzz, Spectrum Children's
Book Club, July 5, 2004
- PCMSA Joins Forces with Reach
Out and Read and Make Way for Books, La Carta, Tucson, AZ, April,
2004
- Alliance to parents: Read this!,
Sombrero, Tucson, AZ, March 2004
- Fiesta fun: Book it on your schedule
-- Literacy group's fund-raiser to feature authors, activities,
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 31, 2003
- AZ Authors Bring Diversity to
Kids, Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff, AZ Sept. 7, 2003
- Good
Read!, Spectrum Home and School Network, April 2003
- Meet Our Mentors,
The Write Word, Tucson, AZ, Feb/Mar 2003
- 35 BEST BOOKS FOR TEACHING U.S.
REGIONS by Toni Buzzeo and Jane Kurtz, Scholastic, 2002.
(My first novel, IF THAT BREATHES FIRE, WE'RE TOAST! is featured)
- Sandwich library Friends donate
book for each local birth, The Citizen, Sandwich, NH, Nov. 11,
2002
- Who's Doing What in PCMSA,
Sombrero, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 2002
- Cuddle up to a winner,
The Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK, December 24, 2001
- Taming the Fear-of-Reading Dragon,
Sombrero, Tucson, AZ, February 2001
- Breathing Fire, Sombrero,
Tucson, AZ, Feb. 2001
- Check It Out, L.A.
Times, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 20, 2000
- Family Practice in Nepal,
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, June 17, 1999
- Nice
Work if You Can Get It by Claiborne Smith, Austin Chronicle,
Austin, TX, 1998
Want even more information?
You can also look me up in the Gale Literary Database of Contemporary
Authors (most libraries have subscriptions); please remember the "J" in
"Jennifer J. Stewart"
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