Washington Publishing News (United States)

Broken Publications is raising funds online and offline for the first annual Soul Vomit Anthology focusing on domestic violence stories, art, and poetry. Proceeds not used will be donated to a local domestic violence advocacy group.

SPJ's Region 10 is now accepting entries into the2011 SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest, now through Feb. 20.

The Gelett Burgess Center has Named Nicholas Beatty as Executive Director in leadership of the national awards committee responsible for selecting the best in family-friendly children's books and media.

Children's Authors and Illustrators Laurie Lee Eichorst, Sameena Bachmeier, and Janie Berry join the national Gelett Burgess Center, an organization devoted to selecting and promoting the best family-friendly books and media published annually.

Emily Hill, owner of A.V. Harrison Publishing spills the secret ingredients of how to grab attention for your eBooks on the global market in her updated guide for self-publishers, 'Self-Publishing for Smart Cookies'.

Popular Romantic Suspense Author Brings Signature “Leave Your Mark” graffiti parties to Atlanta during Human Trafficking Awareness Month to engage readers in cause

Local author discovers her Seattle Greenwood neighborhood, which includes a number of houses considered haunted, was platted on an abandoned cemetery in 1907. Her two 'Ghost Stories' books, on Kindle and Nook, reveal incidents of ghost sightings.

“The bodies may have been removed from where my Seattle 1907 house was built, but quite obviously, the spirits remain.” Seattle Author discovers that her 1907-established Greenwood neighborhood was built on site of Old Woodland Cemetery.

80-year-old Barbara Ross is surprised by the life she currently leads as founder & visionary of the award-winning children's publishing company Goops Unlimited. The company's focuses in creating fun & educational products for the entire family.

New Mexico Mother/Daughter design team, Liz and Stephanie Eisenbraun recently won the national Benjamin Franklin Award for best design of a children's book. This is the first national award shared by the mother and 14-year-old daughter.

Pacific Northwest Illustrator, 80-Year-old Betty Lou Dean, realized a life-long dream this month as her children's book The Frozen Princess went to press. A true success story, many seniors now see the first time illustrator as a role model.

Jane Marshall brings imaginary character to life as featured artist at Google.

Seattle area author Connie Bellemere offers practical advice on maintaining and repairing your marriage with “Your Marriage: Classic or Clunker,” an owner’s manual for men and women.

Ghost Stories and Tales of Terror author, Emily Hill, discusses her ghost sightings and how the near death experiences of her and her mother link to their paranormal experiences. Hill points to research on children who see & talk to ghosts by Leader.

Responding to the enthusiasm of her readers, who made her a Kindle Best Selling Author with their interest in her first Ghost Stories book, Emily Hill releases an even more frightening 'Ghost Stories and Tales of Terror' on Kindle and Nook this week.

Chinese rights to all of Rhemalda Publishing’s titles have been contracted to Three Youths Media Agency Shenzhen China.

Kindle Best Selling author, Emily Hill, admits a certain terror over Ouija boards as she looks toward celebrating the success of her book, ‘Ghost Stories And the Unexplained’ and warns readers to look out for her 'Tales of Terror' eBook.

What is behind children's experiences with ghosts? A discussion with the author of 'Ghost Stories and The Unexplained', an Amazon Kindle Best Selling eBook available in the United States and the UK.

Author, Emily Hill, thanks her United Kingdom readers for making 'Ghost Stories And The Unexplained' a Kindle Best Seller for six straight days this past week. The series of short stories includes Ireland's Glenafarne Demesne forests & folklore.

Gabby Cat Publishing proudly presents Magpie & Dilly, the first book in a new teen/young adult fantasy series entitled A Nexus Series Tangent by R. M. Wilburn, author of the Buggy Crenshaw adventures, In Search of the Nexus.

Leading workplace safety management solution adds daily, expert-driven compliance guidance and critical tools for all OSHA-regulated organizations

Broken Publications is raising funds online and offline for the first annual Soul Vomit Anthology focusing on domestic violence stories, art, and poetry. Proceeds not used will be donated to a local domestic violence advocacy group.

SPJ's Region 10 is now accepting entries into the2011 SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest, now through Feb. 20.

The Gelett Burgess Center has Named Nicholas Beatty as Executive Director in leadership of the national awards committee responsible for selecting the best in family-friendly children's books and media.

Children's Authors and Illustrators Laurie Lee Eichorst, Sameena Bachmeier, and Janie Berry join the national Gelett Burgess Center, an organization devoted to selecting and promoting the best family-friendly books and media published annually.

In response to the growing fad of owning werewolves as pets, Senator Wooten institutes the W.O.C. (Werewolf Oversight Committee).

Author Douglas R. Brown will be interviewed by Mindy Drayer and Marshall McPeek on the NBC4 Morning Show in Columbus, Ohio for his newest novel TAMED.

The Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award program has officially opened, with a call for entries until May 15th, 2012. The awards program honors the best in family-friendly children's books published the previous calendar year.

The Gelett Burgess Center has announced their selections for the 2011 Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award. The Award honors the top family-friendly books published in the 2010/2011 season.

Emily Hill, owner of A.V. Harrison Publishing spills the secret ingredients of how to grab attention for your eBooks on the global market in her updated guide for self-publishers, 'Self-Publishing for Smart Cookies'.

Popular Romantic Suspense Author Brings Signature “Leave Your Mark” graffiti parties to Atlanta during Human Trafficking Awareness Month to engage readers in cause

A Seattle author of Ghost Stories has tracked a number of haunted property locations in her former neighborhood of Greenwood. This week she adds two more pins noting properties she's discovered; one the location of woman who slowly went insane.

Northwest author, who has written of her experiences living in a Seattle haunted house details her efforts of tracking down Greenwood District properties where paranormal activity has played out over history. She discovers story of insanity in one.

Emily Hill, Author of 'Ghost Stories' returned, with her grown son, to their Greenwood neighborhood as they pointed out the houses anointed as 'Haunted' by the neighborhood children. Cupboard doors swinging open did not unsettle grown man as a youth.

Local author discovers her Seattle Greenwood neighborhood, which includes a number of houses considered haunted, was platted on an abandoned cemetery in 1907. Her two 'Ghost Stories' books, on Kindle and Nook, reveal incidents of ghost sightings.

“The bodies may have been removed from where my Seattle 1907 house was built, but quite obviously, the spirits remain.” Seattle Author discovers that her 1907-established Greenwood neighborhood was built on site of Old Woodland Cemetery.

80-year-old Barbara Ross is surprised by the life she currently leads as founder & visionary of the award-winning children's publishing company Goops Unlimited. The company's focuses in creating fun & educational products for the entire family.

Each chapter left me hanging in anticipation of the next. The author's writing style is conversational and the story rolls along easily. There are many surprises and twists, some of them completely shocking and unexpected.

New Mexico Mother/Daughter design team, Liz and Stephanie Eisenbraun recently won the national Benjamin Franklin Award for best design of a children's book. This is the first national award shared by the mother and 14-year-old daughter.

The Dash author seeks financial damages from small non-profit organization for printing her poem in a blog used to inspire volunteers and women business owners.

Pacific Northwest Illustrator, 80-Year-old Betty Lou Dean, realized a life-long dream this month as her children's book The Frozen Princess went to press. A true success story, many seniors now see the first time illustrator as a role model.

I really enjoyed this book! The author does a great job of drawing you in to the characters and their story- I found myself relating to each of them!

A great fantasy adventure with two of the most entertaining characters you could ever hope to find. Oliver and Jem get into some classic scrapes including some very worrisome monsters....

Jane Marshall brings imaginary character to life as featured artist at Google.

The humour in this book is at the same time subtle and yet also obvious in the way that it is thus able to expose the psychology of human nature in the raw and also in all its horror.

Author Karen Amanda Hooper shares how the movies SPLASH and CLASH OF THE TITANS helped her debut novel TANGLED TIDES make waves in the reading world last week.

Seattle area author Connie Bellemere offers practical advice on maintaining and repairing your marriage with “Your Marriage: Classic or Clunker,” an owner’s manual for men and women.

Yara Jones is a human pulled to the depths of the ocean and into the tangled relationships between merfolk and selkies in Karen Amanda Hooper’s debut novel, Tangled Tides.

Ghost Stories and Tales of Terror author, Emily Hill, discusses her ghost sightings and how the near death experiences of her and her mother link to their paranormal experiences. Hill points to research on children who see & talk to ghosts by Leader.

Responding to the enthusiasm of her readers, who made her a Kindle Best Selling Author with their interest in her first Ghost Stories book, Emily Hill releases an even more frightening 'Ghost Stories and Tales of Terror' on Kindle and Nook this week.

Regardless of the season people all over the world love 'Ghost Chaser' and 'Ghost Hunter' stories. And, it seems, everyone has a ghost story to tell. That is why best selling Amazon Kindle author, Emily Hill, is inviting ghost story submissions.

The statistics are daunting if you are a writer still waiting to be made into an author by a literary agent (an author being someone who actually makes money on their books). Only ONE in ten PUBLISHED writers today are represented by an agent - why?

Chinese rights to all of Rhemalda Publishing’s titles have been contracted to Three Youths Media Agency Shenzhen China.

Redmond author and resident, Paul Dorset has published “New Blood”, the first in a new series of full-length Urban Paranormal novels targeted at a 16+ audience. The book is available as an ebook for only $2.99 and as a paperback for $12.95.

The Aromatherapy Essential Oils blog written by Carol Wiley of Bold Visions LLC is now available on the Kindle.

Kindle Best Selling author, Emily Hill, admits a certain terror over Ouija boards as she looks toward celebrating the success of her book, ‘Ghost Stories And the Unexplained’ and warns readers to look out for her 'Tales of Terror' eBook.

What is behind children's experiences with ghosts? A discussion with the author of 'Ghost Stories and The Unexplained', an Amazon Kindle Best Selling eBook available in the United States and the UK.

Author, Emily Hill, thanks her United Kingdom readers for making 'Ghost Stories And The Unexplained' a Kindle Best Seller for six straight days this past week. The series of short stories includes Ireland's Glenafarne Demesne forests & folklore.

As ‘Ghost Stories And The Unexplained’ hit Kindle Best Seller status in the UK and USA, we sat down to interview author, Emily Hill, asking her about her experiences with the supernatural.

Gabby Cat Publishing proudly presents Magpie & Dilly, the first book in a new teen/young adult fantasy series entitled A Nexus Series Tangent by R. M. Wilburn, author of the Buggy Crenshaw adventures, In Search of the Nexus.

‘Ghost Stories And The Unexplained’ closes in on the Kindle ranks. Climbing the 'Kindle Top 100' list like a lumbering ghoul that will not be denied, author Emily Hill, reveals the troubling backdrop that prompted her collection of stories.

"Ghost Stories and The Unexplained", an eBook which has ranked in the Amazon Kindle Top 100 Folklore category since its release is receiving high praise and 5-Star reviews. Here the author offers a free excerpt from the chapter, 'A Date with Ouija.'

Ghost Stories and The Unexplained author, Emily Hill, turned to the smartest book designer she could find when planning her series on Ghost and Terror stories. She was not disappointed with Kathi Humphries Design & New Media who reveals her magic.

'Ghost Stories And Tales of Terror' (as Book Two) will follow this author's debut into the folklore genre, 'Ghost Stories And The Unexplained'. 'Ghost Stories And The Unexplained' is available NOW on Kindle and Nook eReaders.

"Self-publishing a manuscript is an intricate and painstaking process,” explains Emily Hill. Ms. Hill discusses her reasoning for publishing a ‘Broadcast Edition’ of the how-to self publish guide, ‘All Smart Cookies Can Self Publish’.

Angst among IndiePub authors with long-range vision is palpable. And that angst is brought on by the ‘sludge creep’ that is taking over Amazon eBooks and soft cover titles. This week Amazon announces moves by the 'Quality Police'.

'Ghost Stories And The Unexplained' is receiving a great deal of interest on Kindle and Nook eReaders as this year's Halloween stories are released in eBook format. 'Ghost Stories And The Unexplained' celebrates its rank in Kindle Top 100 - Folklore.

Going to press for Winter Edition ~ Free Shipping* offered on Autumn 2011 'All Smart Cookies Can Self Publish' guide. Fast and Free to-your-door offer is being made by well-known Self-Publishing expert. Learn how to IndiePub from a workshop expert!

The sonnets of the great English poet John Keats inspired the artist Maciek Jozefowicz to create a series of abstract pen drawings that interpret the two sonnet forms into art.

An empty throne. The man who won the right to it in battle. The man who demands it through hate. The sylph who never wanted it...