All the news that's fit to print!
A WHOLE LOT OF PUBLICITY GOING ON
Read the feature in The Arizona Daily Star. Read the feature in The Arizona Republic. Watch me and Lynne Avril on Good Morning Arizona! Read the feature in Raising Arizona Kids. Read the article in Publisher's Weekly.
MY FIRST AWARD-WINNING PICTURE BOOK!
The Twelve Days of Christmas in Arizona has been released by Sterling! Meredith Mundy capably edited the manuscript. NYT bestselling artist Lynne Avril illustrated the book. Literary agent Erin Murphy put together the deal. I promise you, this book is super fun! And really cute! And even educational! If you are in Tucson, Kid's Center, Antigone Books, Mostly Books, the West Inc., Tohono Chul Park, The University of Arizona Bookstore, and both Barnes & Noble stores have copies in stock (and probably other places I don't know about do, too). It has won the 2011 Glyph award for best children's fiction, given by the Arizona Book Publishing Association. It was also a finalist for the 2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award.
MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES
KUAT's news magazine program, Arizona Illustrated, featured me, along with the young winners of the PBS KIDS GO! Writing Contest. Watch the video.
THE @MUSE-ed INNER CRITIC
The lovely, talented, and funny Angela Fox skyped me. Watch the video interview. Check out the archives, too!
NEPAL NOVEL WINS ACCLAIM!
My novel, Close Encounters of a Third-World Kind, was a finalist for Connecticut's Nutmeg Book Award, Maryland's Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, and Arizona's Grand Canyon Reader Award! School Library Journal featured it as a "Remarkable Read."
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 Close Encounters of a Third-World Kind. Click here to read it. Arizona Daily Star columnist Bonnie Henry also profiled me. You can read it here. Isn't the cover eye-catching? The talented artist is James Yamasaki.
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WEBSITE CITED AMONG BEST!
Writer's Digest named www.jenniferjstewart.com (yes, this very website!) a top ten finalist in the WD Best Writer's Website Contest.
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EXTRA, EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT ME!
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Worlds of Words Brings Together Arizona Authors, Children, UA News, January, 2012.
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The Games We (Don't) Play: How Authors Stay Offline, Publishers Weekly ShelfTalker, June 17, 2011.
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Dear Teen Me, DearTeenMe.com, February 14, 2011.
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Local kids author finds new niche with 'Twelve Days' picture book, The Arizona Daily Star, December 22, 2010.
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Sterling Authors Sing in the Holidays in Six States, Publishers Weekly, December 16, 2010
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The Twelve Days of Christmas in Arizona, Good Morning Arizona, Channel 3, Phoenix, AZ, December 15, 2010
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Tucson Author Jennifer J. Stewart celebrates new book, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ, December 13, 2010
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Not a partridge, a cactus wren, Raising Arizona Kids, Phoenix, AZ, December 7, 2010
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PBS KIDS Go! Writers Contest 2010, Arizona Illustrated, aired on KUAT May 25, 2010
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Celebrate travel reading on International Children's Book Day, www.examiner.com, April 2, 2009
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Words of encouragement: Author, others talk to aspiring writers, The Sierra Vista Herald, Sierra Vista, AZ, March 28, 2009
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Putting kids on the write track—Mesquite students meet children's book authors, Casa Grande Dispatch, Casa Grande, AZ, March 14, 2009
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Society of Southwestern Authors welcomes children's book author, Sahuarita Sun, Sahuarita, AZ, January 28, 2009
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Pros help writers at upcoming workshop, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, April 21, 2008
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Mission Life (Remarkable Reads column), School Library Journal on-line, December 11, 2007
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Domain Master, Writer's Digest, Cincinnati, OH, October, 2007
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Meet Local Author Jennifer Stewart! I did!, Bear Essential News for Kids, Tucson, AZ, April, 2007
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Authors in Numbers, Publishers Weekly, New York, February 1, 2007
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Treasures and close encounters, Tucson Weekly, Tucson, AZ, August 10, 2006
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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
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Book picks, Spartanburg Herald Journal, Spartanburg, SC, June 21, 2006
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Smorgasbord of authors to be at Brandeis luncheon, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, March 28, 2006
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'Close Encounters of a Third-World Kind,' Bureau County Republican, Princeton, IL, March 9, 2006
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Creativity movement: the zen of walking, Fitness plus, Tucson and Phoenix,AZ, February, 2006
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Author Interview: Jennifer J. Stewart on Close Encounters of a Third-World Kind, Cynsations, November 10, 2005.
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Even in remodel, Kirk-Bear library is anchor, East Voices column, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, May 19, 2005.
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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
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Kids have adventures: Books tell about children who explore in faraway lands, close to home, The Noblesville Ledger, Noblesville, IN, February 15, 2005
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Book Reviews by Kids: If That Breathes Fire, We're Toast!, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, February 6, 2005
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Of books, horses, awards, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, December 19, 2004
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Good Read!, Spectrum Home and School Network, November 2004
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Class Notes, Wellesley, Volume 89, Number 1, Wellesley, MA, Fall 2004
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Book Buzz, Spectrum Children's Book Club, July 5, 2004
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PCMSA Joins Forces with Reach Out and Read and Make Way for Books, La Carta, Tucson, AZ, April, 2004
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Alliance to parents: Read this!, Sombrero, Tucson, AZ, March 2004
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Fiesta fun: Book it on your schedule -- Literacy group's fund-raiser to feature authors, activities, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 31, 2003
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AZ Authors Bring Diversity to Kids, Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff, AZ Sept. 7, 2003<
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Good Read!, Spectrum Home and School Network, April 2003
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Meet Our Mentors, The Write Word, Tucson, AZ, Feb/Mar 2003
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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)
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Sandwich library Friends donate book for each local birth, The Citizen, Sandwich, NH, Nov. 11, 2002
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Who's Doing What in PCMSA, Sombrero, Tucson, AZ, October, 2002
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Cuddle up to a winner, The Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK, December 24, 2001
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Taming the Fear-of-Reading Dragon, Sombrero, Tucson, AZ, February 2001
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Breathing Fire, Sombrero, Tucson, AZ, February, 2001
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Check It Out, L.A. Times, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 20, 2000
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Family Practice in Nepal, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, June 17, 1999
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Nice Work if You Can Get It by Claiborne Smith, Austin Chronicle, Austin, TX, 1998
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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."