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Welcome to my page! Have a look around, and don't forget to drop me a line or add me on myspace.
May 10, 2008:
A talented young film student in San Francisco has made a STREET PHARM TRAILER! It's a dark and gritty interpretation of Street Pharm, and I was incredibly impressed. Be warned, though: it is only appropriate for adult viewers due to violent content.
April 7, 2008:
Simon Pulse Canada has a group on Facebook and STREET PHARM is this month's featured title. They're giving out LOTS of free books. Check it out here.
March 1, 2008:
Contest for teen writers! What If? Magazine and Simon and Schuster Canada present the SNITCH WRITING CONTEST. Click here for all the details. Don't forget that the deadline is April 18, 2008.
What you can win:
First Place Prizes
(one each for poetry and prose)
1) A one-on-one, in-person critique of your submission with Allison van Diepen by phone
2) Simon and Schuster book prize package valued at $119.95
3) Publication in the summer issue of What If? magazine
Second Place Prizes
(one each for poetry and prose)
1) Simon and Schuster book prize package valued at $45.97
2) Publication in the summer issue of What If? magazine
February 18, 2008:
Did you hear about the Simon Pulse Blogfest? From March 14th to 27th, some of your favorite authors will be answering your questions
here.
See you there!
January 20, 2008:
Snitch was named an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, and received a great review in Booklist. I am hard at work on my next book which is coming out in the spring of 2009...
November 27, 2007:
Snitch is in stores now! Publisher's Weekly says: "A gripping story that is never preachy and presents powerful, all-too-real conflicts."
In a school run by gangs, staying out was harder than joining. We knew who our friends were, and were careful what we said. If people thought we were haters, it would only be a matter of time…
Lines are clearly marked at South Bay High School. It’s mixed territory for the Crips and the Bloods, which means the drama never stops.
Julia DiVino wants none of it. No colors, no C-Walks – it’s not just her thing.
But when Eric Valienté jumps into her life, everything changes. Lines are redrawn. And then they’re crossed.
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