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#FallWritingFrenzy 2022 Contest Entry: The Anjana

I have been waiting for a whole year for my favorite writing contest: #FallWritingFrenzy! It is my second time being a contestant, and last year I was fortunate to be one of the winners with my entry A Different Kind of Magic. Editor extraordinaire Erin Siu selected my entry, and I won a picture book critique, which was a wonderful and illuminating experience. I want … Continue reading #FallWritingFrenzy 2022 Contest Entry: The Anjana

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#SpringFlingKidLit 2022 Contestant

It is my first year participating in the #SpringFlingKidLit Writing Contest, hosted by Ciara O’Neal and Kaitlyn Sanchez. I am excited with joy about it, as I love flowers and butterflies. The prizes are awesomeeeee. Thanks to the wonderful donors! Please follow all the contest’s rules here if you wish to participate. Below is the Spring gif that I chose for this contest and my … Continue reading #SpringFlingKidLit 2022 Contestant

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#50PreciousWords 2022 Contestant

50PreciousWords is an annual contest hosted by children’s book author Vivian Kirkfield. This year it runs from March 4 to March 6. You can find the official contest post along with the guidelines and list of fantastic prizes on Vivian Kirkfield’s blog. It is my first year participating in #50PreciousWords, and I am thrilled. Below is my entry. I am American They say I am … Continue reading #50PreciousWords 2022 Contestant

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STORYSTORM 2022 Participant

What better way than start the year with a writing challenge! I’m talking about Tara Lazar’s STORYSTORM 2022. It’s an annual writing challenge in which writers develop story ideas for 30 days. The main point is to create an idea per day, but you can do more than that. To register and follow all the rules of STORYSTORM 2022, go to Tara Lazar’s blog and … Continue reading STORYSTORM 2022 Participant

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#PBCritiqueFest 2021 Participant

I am delighted to announce that I registered for the #PBCritiqueFest 2021. I am thankful to Brian Gerhlein, author of The Book of Rules, for hosting this fantastic festival. Literary agents, authors, and illustrators will critique the work of 31 kidlit creators. A raffle selects the winners at the end of the festival. So, the more entries one has, the higher is the chance of … Continue reading #PBCritiqueFest 2021 Participant

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#FallWritingFrenzy Contest Entry: A Different Kind of Magic

I am super excited (beyond excited) to announce that I am a #FallWritingFrenzy contestant this year. Below is the image I selected to inspire my story, A Different Kind of Magic. A Different Kind of Magic is based on my personal experience moving from Puerto Rico to Germany when I was 23 years old. Still, it is from the point of view of a Puerto … Continue reading #FallWritingFrenzy Contest Entry: A Different Kind of Magic

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