Hi Everybody!
Well, it finally happened! One of my picture books has finally found a home. By the way, this is a picture of me cheesing for the camera as I sit at my antique Underwood typewriter. Forgive the scratches on the desk…it’s antique too, and it hasn’t been refinished.
Here’s the story: On December 20, 2012, I got a telephone call from Lee and Low Publishers, telling me that I have been chosen as their 2012 New Voices Awards Winner. Here’s the link to their article:
My story is called “Uncle Billy’s Family Reunion,” and it’s the true story of an enslaved African American man working in Chattanooga, Tennessee (my hometown!) in the 1800’s.
I wrote a more detailed post about my win; how I screamed and tossed Fritos corn chips all over the place in my unbridled glee.
To read this post on my writer’s blog, “Rita Writes History,”
CLICK HERE:
I’m so thrilled to have won, and I’m looking forward to the day when my own historical picture book can join the ranks with the books I feature here.
I hope you’ll celebrate with me.
Best wishes and happy writing,
Rita Lorraine
