I’ve been in an unmotivated, schlumpy mood lately. So I must thank Urania Smith of KidLit Nation once again for pulling the random winners for Storystorm. She is such an incredible help. At this rate, I only would’ve gotten my arm stuck in the jar.
Here are the winners for Storystorm daily prizes. I will be emailing you shortly! Congratulations!
Day 2, Vivienne Kirkfield 60-minute Zoom:
Mary Worley
Day 3, Ashley Franklin Non-rhyming PB Critique:
Claire Bobrow
Day 4, Carole Lindstrom 30-minute Virtual Visit:
Cindy S.
Day 5, Erin Dealey PB Critique or a copy of DEAR EARTH…FROM YOUR FRIENDS IN ROOM 5:
Amelia Shearer
Day 6, Samantha Berger’s THE GREAT BIG POOP PARTY:
Karen L. Ledbetter
Day 7, Ken Lamug’s THE WHOLE STORY:
Janie Reinart
(note: original Grand Prize winner Kari Lavelle gave away that prize because she already has an agent and chose Ken’s other book MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM as her replacement prize)
Day 8, Ashley Belote Virtual Visit:
Tanya Konerman
Day 9, Winsome Bingham Prizes:
Artelle Lenthall: PB critique from agent Hannah Mann
Anita Banks, Melissa H. Mwai: two picture books from editor Emma Ledbetter
Mary Wolpin, Emily Stewart, Jenny Harp, Roxanne Troup: ROU AND THE GREAT RACE, ReyCraft Books
Sara Trofa: PB critique from Winsome Bingham
Day 10, Kirsten Pendreigh PB Critiques:
Heather Kinser
Day 11, Carrie Finison PB Critique:
Becky Ross Michael
Day 12, Christine Van Zandt First-1000-Words Critique:
Brinton Culp
Day 13, Joana Pastro’s LILLYBELLE, A DAMSEL NOT IN DISTRESS:
Jennifer Broedel
Day 14, Lauren Kerstein Prizes:
Roxanne Troup: PB Critique
Day 15, Mike Ciccotello Inked BEACH TOYS VS. SCHOOL SUPPLIES Character Art
Kathy Berman
Day 16, Diana Murray Signed Book
Carole Calladine
Day 17, Katey Howes’s RISSY NO KISSIES and Enamel Rissy Pin
McCourt Thomas
Day 18, Ruth Spiro’s MAXINE and BABY LOVES POLITICAL SCIENCE Books
Laura Hartman (writeknit), Elizabeth Saba, Dedra Davis
Day 19, Katie Frawley’s TABITHA AND FRITZ TRADE PLACES and critique
Megan McNamara, Doreen Robinson
Day 20, Margaret Greanias’ MAXIMILLIAN VILLAINOUS and critique
Mitchell Linda, Mark Bentz
Day 21, Chana Stiefel’s LET LIBERTY RISE
Louann Brown
Day 22, Kjersten Hayes’ ELEPHANT’S GUIDE TO HIDE-AND-SEEK
Tonnye W. Fletcher
Day 23, Rosie J. Pova’s SUNDAY RAIN
Aly Kenna
Day 24, Cindy Derby’s TWO MANY BIRDS
Chaunceyelephant, Lindsay Brayden Ellis
Day 25, Angela Burke Kunkel picture book critique
Shirley Ng-Benitez
Day 26, Ellen Tarlow’s LOOKING FOR SMILE
Bethan
Day 27, Vicky Fang’s INVENT-A-PET and LAYLA & THE BOTS: HAPPY PAWS
Aimee Haburjak, Bonnie Kelso
Day 28, Sita Singh’s BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Sue Macartney (suumac)
Day 29, Amanda Davis Zoom Chat
Claudia Sloan
Day 30, Jackie Azua Kramer’s THE BOY & THE GORILLA and I WISH YOU KNEW
Marla Yablo, Thelia Hutchinson
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March 24, 2021 at 1:35 pm
Jenny Boyd
Congratulations, Everyone! It was a fun (and motivating) StoryStorm.
March 24, 2021 at 1:38 pm
readmybook2002
Congrats to everyone. Looking forward to new books on the shelves.
March 24, 2021 at 1:41 pm
Jilanne Hoffmann
Congrats to the winners! And thanks to all who donated prizes! And extra thanks to Urania and Tara for a fabulous month of inspiration! Cheers!
March 24, 2021 at 1:54 pm
Mark Bentz
Thank you Tarra, and all who participated.
Congratulations to the winners.
March 24, 2021 at 1:56 pm
Alice Fulgione
Congratulations to all the winners!!!
March 24, 2021 at 1:58 pm
Alice Fulgione
Congratulations to all the winners!
March 24, 2021 at 2:00 pm
debobrienbookscom
Congratulations to all and thank you again, Tara, for organizing all this.
March 24, 2021 at 2:07 pm
Catherine Brewer
Congratulations to All!
March 24, 2021 at 2:09 pm
Abby Wooldridge
Congratulations to all who won! Thank you so much to all the generous prize donors and to everyone who contributed to the blogs. And a HUGE thank you to Tara Lazar for creating Storystorm! I am so thankful for a great start to a new year with so much inspiration. Happy writing, all! 🙂
March 24, 2021 at 2:09 pm
Joyce Uglow
Fantastic! Storystorm certainly did generate a book filled with ideas. Let the publishing begin! Thank you, Tara.
March 24, 2021 at 2:10 pm
Genevieve Petrillo
Sweet. Congratulations!
March 24, 2021 at 2:22 pm
Christine Van Zandt, author of A BRIEF HISTORY OF UNDERPANTS
So happy to have been part of this! Thank you, Tara and Urania, for all of your hard work to make this awesome event a reality for the writing community.
March 24, 2021 at 2:23 pm
katecarroll11
I see so many familiar winners. But we are all StoryStorm winners! Congrats to all.
March 24, 2021 at 2:44 pm
Lori Dubbin
Congratulations everyone! Storystorm rocks!
March 24, 2021 at 2:45 pm
Eileen Mayo
Congratulations to all the winners. Thanks for such a fun way to start the year Tara.
March 24, 2021 at 2:49 pm
Teresa Rodrigues
Woo-hoo! Congrats to all the winners! Thanks, Tara for hosting such an amazing event. 🙂
March 24, 2021 at 2:50 pm
Doreen Robinson
WOW! I am so thrilled to have won a critique from Katie Frawley and a copy of her book TABITHA & FRITZ TRADE PLACES. This is so exciting – and I’m so grateful. Thank you Katie – thank you Tara and thank you Urania Smith of KidLit Nation for randomly selecting me (and the other winners) Congrats to all!
March 24, 2021 at 3:03 pm
sue macartney
Hello Tara! What an absolutely delightful surprise for collective “schumpiness”! Thank you and Urania – you’ve made my day!:)
March 24, 2021 at 3:05 pm
sue macartney
Make that “schlumpiness” if we are going to borrow other people’s great descriptive words!
March 24, 2021 at 3:06 pm
boardmancamera
Congratulations to the winners! And a huge thank you to you, Tara, for all the work you did to make this happen. And another thank you to all the presenters who gave so generously of their time and shared their insights–the real gifts to everyone. And of course, thank you to all of them for giving other, more tangible gifts like books and critiques, too!
March 24, 2021 at 3:10 pm
Claire Bobrow
Oh my goodness – thank you! I’m thrilled to receive a critique opportunity with Ashley Franklin!! Congrats to the other winners and to all who participated. Virtual bouquets to you, Tara and Urania. The hard work you put into Storystorm is greatly appreciated!
March 24, 2021 at 3:17 pm
chardixon47
Congratulations to the winners! Thank you Tara, Urania, and prize donors for another inspiring year of STORYSTORM! You brighten the new year by charging my brain-tinker to go above and beyond 🙂
March 24, 2021 at 3:35 pm
kathydoherty1
Yay for all these wonderful winners!
March 24, 2021 at 3:48 pm
storiesbythesea
Wow! Congratulations, everyone!
March 24, 2021 at 3:59 pm
rosecappelli
Congratulations, everyone! And thanks to you, Tara, and everyone involved.
March 24, 2021 at 3:59 pm
Carole Calladine
Wow! Congratulations everyone, including me. My lucky day.
March 24, 2021 at 4:03 pm
kiralee strong
Congratulations everyone 🎉👏🏻
March 24, 2021 at 4:26 pm
Mary Zychowicz
Congratulations to all the winners!
March 24, 2021 at 4:28 pm
Nancy Ferguson
Congratulations to all the winners. Thank you Tara for organizing this. I would NEVER know what books to try and you pull in so many different books, themes and ways to mentor!
March 24, 2021 at 4:38 pm
Karin Larson
Congratulations to all the winners. Thank you for the great month of inspiration, Tara!
March 24, 2021 at 4:40 pm
Chelle Martin
Congratulations!
March 24, 2021 at 4:41 pm
Bethanny Parker
I see “Bethan” on Day 26. That’s not me, is it?
March 24, 2021 at 5:15 pm
Stephanie Gibeault
Congratulations to all the winners! Although I feel like you can’t lose with Storystorm. Thank you, Tara, for an amazing month!
March 24, 2021 at 5:53 pm
paulaobering
Yay for all the winners!
March 24, 2021 at 5:59 pm
Rebecca E. Guzinski
Congratulations to all the winners! 🙂 🙂 🙂
March 24, 2021 at 6:02 pm
Angie
Congrats to all! What a great month of Storystorm! Thanks to all!
March 24, 2021 at 6:38 pm
andreesantini
Congrats to the prize winners. And to the rest of us, I think we’re all winners here at Storystorm! Thanks Tara and all your guests.
March 24, 2021 at 8:22 pm
writersideup
Congrats to all the winners! At least one person was double lucky! 🙂
March 24, 2021 at 8:57 pm
Alicia Shawn Gagnon
Tara, You motivate so many of us…especially this newbie. Please recognize the joy you give so many other writers…& hope you will feel that love coming from your Stormers. ❤️
And if you are going to get your hand stuck in a jar….may I suggest it be full of chocolate candy…so when you get unstuck…you have a delicious treat. Thanks again.
Peace! Alicia 🎉
March 24, 2021 at 11:45 pm
seschipper
Thank you Tara! You were the “motivator” who helped me begin my kidlit adventure! I agree with Alicia’s comment, especially being rewarded with a handful of delicious treats!!!
Thanks to all of the generous donors as well!
🙂
March 24, 2021 at 11:59 pm
Sandy Perlic
Congratulations to all of you lucky prize winners! And thanks to all who donated prizes. Even though only a fraction of participants won a prize, we’ve all been enriched just by participating.
March 25, 2021 at 1:04 am
Mary Ann Cortez
Congratulations to all the winners!
March 25, 2021 at 1:30 am
Artelle Lenthall
Thanks so much Tara, Urania, Winsome, Hannah and all other prize givers for making the wonderful StoryStorm experience even more exciting. Congratulations to all other prize winners🎉😊
March 25, 2021 at 4:31 am
Thelia Hutchinson
Congratulations to everyone!! 😊
March 25, 2021 at 8:08 am
Suzanne Lewis
Congratulations ALL!!!
March 25, 2021 at 8:15 am
Lynn Mayer
Congrats to everyone! Looking forward to participating next time!
March 25, 2021 at 8:20 am
susandrewwrites
Thanks for another great year! I’m currently working on 2 of my manuscripts I started during Storystorm. Just putting on the finishing touches, getting them out to critique groups, etc. I look forward to next year. And congrats winners!
March 25, 2021 at 9:05 am
Angela De Groot
Awesome prizes! Congrats all. And thanks again, Tara, for hosting StoryStorm.
March 25, 2021 at 10:34 am
Sara Trofa
Thank you!!!
March 25, 2021 at 10:54 am
Darcee Freier
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to Tara and her helpers for another wonderful StoryStorm!
March 25, 2021 at 12:26 pm
Susan Twiggs
Congratulations to the winners. Hopefully each prize will take you further on your journey.
March 25, 2021 at 2:34 pm
Mary
Great work, Tara! Congratulations to all the selected authors!
March 25, 2021 at 2:45 pm
Linda Mitchell
Many thanks, as always! You and your work are a tremendous inspiration!
March 25, 2021 at 3:05 pm
Mirka H.
Congratulations to all the winners!
March 25, 2021 at 3:53 pm
Elizabeth Saba
Wow! I did not expect to see my name but very excited for these books! Thank you and for the motivation to work those ideas!
March 26, 2021 at 12:06 am
dedradavis03
Thank you, Tara, and congrats to ALL the winners!!
March 26, 2021 at 5:37 pm
Brinton Culp
Love Storystorm! Thank you Tara and thank you to everyone who poured out your love, ideas, and inspirations for stories. An extra thank you to Christine Van Zandt–looking forward to the critique!
March 27, 2021 at 12:20 am
Nancy Riley
Congratulations to everyone! Thanks, Tara and your peeps to bring us another fantastic StoryStorm!
March 28, 2021 at 12:58 pm
yangmommy
Congrats to all the winners! (I recognize so many kidlit friends!) And Tara, if you’re going to get your arm stuck in a jar, next time try the cookie jar so that you have a wonderful treat when you pull out of your shlumpy mood 🙂
March 29, 2021 at 11:02 am
writeknit
I am so excited to see my name as a daily winner! Thank you for all you do, encouraging all of us to write and follow our dreams 🙂
June 15, 2021 at 10:46 am
bg32bg
Hey Tara
I am so loving your emails and what a great start to the year with story storm!! Honestly if it hadn’t been for so many Lockdowns I’d have written a heap of extra picture books this year! At least I have the ideas waiting….
On that note I think I was the winner of Day 26 and wonder whether I can claim my prize? So exciting!
Bethan x
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