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New in 2010!  "Big Z, Cammi, and Me"
Short story in I Fooled You: Ten Stories of Tricks, Jokes, and Switcheroos, a middle-grade anthology edited by Johanna Hurwitz. See the teacher's guide here.
Middle-Grade Novel  Rosa, Sola
After praying and praying for a younger sibling, Rosa is thrilled to learn her mother is finally pregnant. But then tragedy strikes, and each member of her family must find a way to cope—including Rosa. To read an excerpt from the novel, click here. .
For a list of discussion questions, click here.
Poem in Anthology  "Questions: A Poem in Two Voices"
In Chicken Soup for the Soup: Teens Talk High School edited by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, & Madeline Clapps
For Recommended Reading for Children and Teens click below:
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09/28/2009 Welcome to the latest edition of my e-mail newsletter! September has been a busy month.
In this issue:
• Last call for this Saturday’s adult writing class
• My most recent online interview
• Another book giveaway at www.TeachingAuthors.com
• Calling all writers to Prairie Writer’s Day (where I will be on the faculty)
• Please help “spread the word”
Last call for this Saturday’s class
If you are interested in this Saturday’s class on Turning Life into Fiction, please register by Thursday, Oct. 1, or the class may be canceled due to low enrollment. See details below.
The following class for adults will be held at the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook:
Turning Life into Fiction
Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009
9 a.m.—3 p.m.
This one-day workshop will introduce you to techniques for creating fiction based on your own life events, or those of others. Learn how to mine your past for story ideas and details that will bring your fiction to life. Find out how published authors create composite characters from real people and turn anecdotes into stories that have a beginning, middle, and end. Please bring a sack lunch. Cost for the day is $60, which includes coffee/tea/water service. (Don't forget to bring your own lunch!)
My most recent online interview
I recently had the honor of being interviewed on author Scotti Cohn's blog. You can read the interview at:
http://ihichicago.blogspot.com/2009/09/todays-guest-is-carmela-martino-author.html
Another book giveaway at www.TeachingAuthors.com
Today at www.TeachingAuthors.com, we are featuring a Guest Teaching Author Interview with Elizabeth Dulemba as part of the blog tour for her new bilingual picture book SOAP, SOAP, SOAP ~ JABON, JABON, JABON. This is our first interview with an author who is also an illustrator! In honor of Elizabeth’s visit, we will be giving away an autographed copy of her new book. You have until midnight Wednesday, Sept. 30 (CST), to enter for a chance to win. Do stop by! http://www.teachingauthors.com/2009/09/guest-teaching-authorillustrator.html
Calling all writers to Prairie Writer’s Day (where I will be on the faculty)
Prairie Writer’s Day is an annual one-day conference organized by the Illinois chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). I will be one of the presenters at this year’s conference, which will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14. For details, see http://www.scbwi-illinois.org/Programming.html
Please help “spread the word”
I hope you will forward this email to anyone you know who may be interested. Also, please encourage them to subscribe at http://www.carmelamartino.com/newsletter.htm . I promise not to clutter your inbox—I don’t foresee sending this out more than once or twice a month. Of course, if you don’t find this newsletter helpful, or are feeling overwhelmed with email, you can always unsubscribe on the same webpage.
If you have any questions, for the quickest response, don’t reply to this email. Instead, email me directly.
Hope you’re enjoying the cooler fall weather. And happy reading!
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I am quoted in Margo Dill's article "5 Historical Fiction Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them" in the
May 2009 issue of WOW! Women on Writing. Click on the link below to read the article.
A brief interview I did at the October, 2008 Authors Fair in Joliet, Illinois has been posted on YouTube. Click the link below to watch.
I have a poem in Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul: Teens Talk High School, which was released on November 4, 2008. For more information, click the link below.
I was interviewed for the Park Ridge Public Library blog. Click the link below to read the interview.
Rosa, Sola was reviewed in the October 18, 2007 issue of the Orland Park Prairie. Click the link below to read what Mary Fliris thinks of the novel.
Rosa, Sola has been included in the Chicago Public Schools 2007 Summer Reading List. This year's theme is Chicago History.
Rosa, Sola was named to Booklist's "Top Ten First Novels for Youth: 2006"!
You can hear a podcast review of Rosa, Sola by a student at a school in Brookline, Mass. Reviews by both students and teachers are posted on the school's website. To hear the Rosa, Sola review, click the link below and scroll down to the last podcast posted on Jan. 25, 2007.
On November 11, 2006, I was interviewed by Chris Angelos of waukTOWN Radio. To hear the interview, click the link below to access the station, then scroll down to the "Writers Webcast" show from Prairie Writer's Day (posted December 9, 2006) and download the podcast.
For information about upcoming writing classes for children or adults, see the Programs page.
Rosa, Sola was named to the Chicago Tribune 2006 list of "Read & Write 100 Great Books for Summertime or Anytime"!
The Baltimore County Public Library has named Rosa, Sola to its list of "Great Books for Kids 2005"! For the complete list, click the link below.
Rosa, Sola received a starred review in the November 15, 2005 issue of Booklist, the review journal of the American Library Association. To read an excerpt from the review, see the Book Info page.
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