The Bloom Award Top 10!

I am please to announce the Top 10 Authors

in the running for "The Bloom Award"

(in no particular order)

1. Peggy Kennedy - The Family Secret - A Rainy Day

2. Samantha Louise Bond - The Mystery of the Lost Treasure

3. Pat Toole - Box of Five Arrows

4. Debbie Kump - Disappearances

5. Linda Hurst and Linda Lee - The Seeing Eye Detective: Case of the Disappearing Dog

6. Laurie Wallmark - Sisterly Mystery

7. Suzanne Y. Cordatos - Deserted On Delos

8. Anne McGee - The Mystery at Marlatt Manor

9. Suzanne Kehde - The Ghost and the ipod:A Jade Hill Mystery

10. Liz Tetley - First Case Scenario

The first place and honor winner will be announced on Christmas Day.

I want to thank all of you who honored Blooming Tree Press and Mildred Bloom with your submissions. They were all great and it was very hard to whittle it down to 10.

We will post new guidelines in January 2010 for the next one. "The Bloom Award" - 2nd annual.


Until then . . . write on!


Miriam Hees
Publisher
Blooming Tree Press

The Bloom Award - Update

Hello All,

I want to give an update on The Bloom Award contest, so here it is!

If you were emailed or called regarding your entry into The Bloom Award, you have made the top 20. Congrats!

We are currently reviewing these entries and we will have a top 10 very shortly.

Just a note:
If you made the top 20, and you don't win The Bloom Award, your manuscript will still be forwarded to CBAY Books if you had a Sci-Fi/Fantasy twist or to Tire Swing Books for all others. These manuscripts will be treated as "requested, non-exclusive submissions" and will be reviewed in full by an editor. You will only be notified by one of these editors if they are interested in your manuscript.

Stay tuned for the top 10!

Miriam Hees

The Bloom Award - Thank You

The postmark deadline has past for this years entry into "The Bloom Award". I want to thank not only all of you who have entered but those who have wished us well with it.

We will have a top ten list no later than November 25th, 2009 with the winner and honor winner being announced on December 25th, 2009.

In January of 2010 we will post the new submission guidelines for the 2010 entries. It will be a different genre and category and we are already getting those guidelines ready.

Thanks again for being a part of this very special award.

Miriam Hees

Acquisitions Process?

I have been asked many times what is the acquisitions process is for Blooming Tree Press, CBAY books and all their imprints. So, Madeline Smoot has kindly shared our process via a flow chart. Find the like below. Happy Reading!

http://www.madelinesmoot.com/buriededitor/acquisitions.pdf

Thanks, Madeline!

Miriam Hees

Congrats to our Cybils Award Nominees!

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CYBILS AWARD NOMINEES

IN THE CATEGORY: Fantasy and Science Fiction - middle/elementary

Author P.J. Hoover for:
The Emerald Tablet (The Forgotten Worlds)ISBN: 9781933767130
Imprint: CBAY Books
Navel of the World, The (The Forgotten Worlds, Book 2)ISBN: 9781933767147
Imprint: CBAY Books

Author David Michael Slater for:
The Book of Knowledge (Sacred Books, Volume II)ISBN: 9781933767024
Imprint: CBAY Books

Author Donna St. Cyr for:
The Secrets of the Cheese Syndicate ISBN: 9781933767109
Imprint: CBAY Books



IN THE CATEGORY: Middle Grade Fiction

Author Stacy Nyikos for:
Dragon Wishes ISBN: 9781933831114
Imprint: Blooming Tree Press for Children

Let's give them all a big hand and best wishes.

Miriam Hees

The Bloom Award - Deadline Approaching!

Hello All!

Just wanted to remind everyone that "The Bloom Award" entry deadline is fast approaching!

http://www.bloomingtreepress.com/bloomaward.html

October 31st, 2009 is the last postmarked day we will accept entries. (See above link for submission guidelines or check previous blog post) We are just loving the entries we have received so far and we look forward to yours as well.

Thanks for supporting Blooming Tree Press

Miriam Hees

P.S. This years winner will be announced on Christmas Day 2009!

Arizona SCBWI

Hi All,

Bradford and I will be at the Arizona SCBWI conference this weekend.  We can't wait! Hope to see all Arizonan's there!

Miriam