April 1, 2023 2:18 pm
Thank you for patience! Every year after Storystorm, I vow that I will get to the prizes right away, but every year I take a loooong break.
Many thanks to Urania Smith for helping me with this. She got her part done long ago but I’ve been dragging my feet. And away we go…
Two of the Grand Prize Winners, Melissa Koch and R.G. Spaulding, already have agents, so they are passing on their prizes to two others. I allowed them to choose any daily prize they wanted instead, and they chose a signed ABSURD WORDS and a critique from me, so those daily prizes are now off the table. (Can I use any more clichés in this post???)
The two alternate Grand Prize Winners are:
Dawn Prochovnic: Stephen Fraser, Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Stephanie D. Jones: Sean McCarthy, Sean McCarthy Literary Agency
Congratulations! Be on the lookout for an email from me!
And here are the rest of the daily winners!
Day 2: Mirka Hokkanen–MOSSY AND TWEED plus a picture book critique
Winner: Cait Darfler
Day 3: Monica Acker–Non-rhyming picture book critique under 600 words
Winner: Ashley Chance
Day 4: Abi Cushman–WOMBATS ARE PRETTY WEIRD
Winner: Abby Mumford
Day 5: Megan Litwin–TWINKLE, TWINKLE, WINTER NIGHT
Winner: Maria Bostian
Day 6: Picture Book Junction
David McMullin–PB critique
Winner: Colleen Owen Murphy
Lisa Varchol Perron–Poetry bundle (3 children’s poetry anthologies: Things We Eat, Things We Feel, Imperfect II: Poems About Perspective)
Winner: Pat Haap
Ana Siqueira–PB critique (fiction and non-rhyming) or Zoom “Ask Me Anything”
Winner: Sharon Langley
Suzy Levinson–Children’s Poem critique (rhyming)
Winner: Sandy Belford
Aimee Isaac–picture book critique
Winner: Amanda Zeigler
Marie Boyd–PB critique
Winner: Teresa Robeson
A.J. Irving–Fiction PB critique in prose
Winner: Sarah Skolfield
Carrie Kruck–”Ask Me Anything” Storystorm edition! 30-minute Zoom
Winner: Kelly Vavala
Gabriela Orozco Belt–PB critique
Winner: Srividhya Venkat
Astrid Kamalyan–30-minute Zoom “Ask Me Anything” focusing on the process of creating PBs
Winner: Delia Ruiz
Sarah Hovorka–“Anything Goes!” 30-minute Zoom talk and/or critique of PB, query, first five pages of CB or MG, or outlines/prep work
Winner: Charles Trevino
Jack Wong–Publisher/agent query critique
Winner: René Bartos
Day 7: Laura Zarrin–WALLACE AND GRACE TAKE THE CASE
Winner: Diane Mittler
Day 8: Kathleen Doherty picture book critique, fiction, up to 650 words
Winner: Colleen Owen Murphy
Day 9: Natalie Rompella–MALIK’S NUMBER THOUGHTS: A STORY ABOUT OCD
Winner: Linda Kulp Trout
Day 10: Justin Colon–The Kidlit Hive webinars, as well as a 30-minute AMA session to discuss querying, submission, ideas, etc.
Winner: Rosemary Basham (Supermario6)
Day 11: Lydia Lukidis–DEEP, DEEP DOWN
Winner: Joy Wieder
Day 12: Jewish Board Books Group
Vivian Kirkfield–PB Critique OR Copy of PIPPA’S PASSOVER PLATE
Winner: Mona861
Nancy Churnin–copy of COUNTING ON SHABBAT
Winner: Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod
Sarah Aroeste–MAZAL BUENO
Winner: Sara Ackerman
Ann Koffsky–15-minute Zoom Critique
Winner: Jennifer Vose
Varda Livney–CHALLAH!
Winner: Jilanne Hoffmann
Day 13: Dianna Murray–PB critique
Winner: Sophie Furman
Day 14: Hillary Homzie–IF YOU WERE A PRINCESS
Winner: Claire Bobrow
30-minute Zoom critique of your picture book manuscript or the first five pages of your novel
Winner: Sue Macartney
Day 15: Rebecca Gardyn Levington–BRAINSTORM! (US)
Winner: Reed Hilton-Eddy
WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW
Winner: Bethanny Parker
30-minute Ask-Me-Anything Zoom Session!
Winner: Jennifer Jahn
Day 16: Karen Henry Clark–LIBRARY GIRL and Nancy Pearl librarian action figure
Winner: Rozanark Rozana Rajkumari
Day 17: Patricia Tanumihardja–RAMEN FOR EVERYONE
Winner: Suzanne Lewis
Day 18: Jessica Shaw–THE GREAT COOKIE KERFUFFLE
Winners: Lauren Barbieri and Amanda Backof
Day 19: Kidlit in Color Group
Valerie Bolling–15-minute AMA
Winner: Jennifer Blanck
Kaitlyn Wells–15-minute AMA or picture book manuscript critique
Winner: Janie Reinart
Alyssa Reynoso-Morris–30-minute AMA or a picture book manuscript critique
Winner: Bonnie Lambourn
Natasha Khan Kazi–15-minute AMA or a PB non-rhyming fiction manuscript critique
Winner: Johanna Peyton
Aya Khalil–15-minute AMA or a PB non-rhyming fiction manuscript critique
Winner: Ana Kelly
Alliah L. Agostini–15-minute AMA or a copy of Big Tune or The Juneteenth Story
Winner: Rebecca Gardyn Levington
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow–15-minute AMA
Winner: Kirsten Bock
Day 20: Jill Davis–signed ABSURD WORDS
Winner: (Kidlitgail) Gail Handler
Day 21: M.O. Yuksel–ONE WISH: Fatima al-Fihri and the World’s Oldest University
Winner: Judy Abelove Shemtob
Day 22: Jackie Azúa Kramer and Jonah Kramer–MANOLO AND THE UNICORN
Winners: Deb Adamson and Kathleen Clark
Day 23: Lauren H. Kerstein–30-minute video-call consultation
Winner: David McMullin
Day 24: Louise M. Aamodt–picture book critique
Winner: Shyrelle
Agent, Emily S. Keyes of Keyes Agency LLC–feedback on a picture book manuscript plus its accompanying query
Winner: Jennifer Cowan
Day 25: Marzieh Abbas–picture book critique (under 650-word fiction and non-rhyming manuscript)
Winner: Beth Pollock
Day 26: CK Malone
Ask Me Anything Session with myself and my agent Dan, founder of Page Turner Literary (30 minutes)
Winner: Carlisle Malon
Critique of a Fiction PB up to 2,000 words with multiple revisions (just me)
Winners: Sylvia Mary Grech and Melissa Kay Valente
CHARLY Signed Prize bundle of book and LGBTQ+ Items + A surprise book not by me: 3 winners
Winners: Carol Gwin Nelson, brennajeanneret, and Natalie Lynn Tanner
Day 27: Ebony Lynn Mudd–scholarship to her upcoming course: How to Find the Right Picture Book Structure to Save Your Story
Winner: Pamela Harrison
Day 28: Kirsten Pendreigh–picture book critique, or a virtual classroom visit to read LUNA’S GREEN PET Winner: Stacey Gustafson
Day 29: Laura Lavoie–30-minute Ask-Me-Anything Zoom chat
Winner: Karin Larson
Day 30: Corey Finkle–YOUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT
Winner: Hilary Mankovsky
Manuscript review and/or Zoom career consultation
Winner: Danya Vasquez David
Phew! That’s alotta prizes!
Please be on the lookout for an email from me within the next week!
Congratulations to all AND SEE YOU for STORYSTORM 2024!
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Congratulations to all the winners!
By Nadia Salomon on April 1, 2023 at 2:24 pm
Wonderful!
See you 24!
By calepage on April 1, 2023 at 2:27 pm
Congratulations!
Thanks Tara for another year of Story Storm.
By Chelle on April 1, 2023 at 2:30 pm
What a huge endeavor! So good you got some help – – Thanks for organizing and working so hard on this.
By Elise Teichert on April 1, 2023 at 2:31 pm
Congratulations to all the winners! 🎉🎉🎉
By Donna Rossman on April 1, 2023 at 2:33 pm
Congrats to all !
By Stephen S. Martin on April 1, 2023 at 2:38 pm
Congrats to all the winners! See ya next Storystorm, y’all!
By Judy Y on April 1, 2023 at 2:44 pm
Thank you to Tara and all the Storystorm donors for encouraging so many writers!
By Janet Frenck Sheets on April 1, 2023 at 2:50 pm
Congrats to all the winners!
By Linda Kay Chavez on April 1, 2023 at 3:06 pm
Congratulations to the winners!
By rosiesartventures on April 1, 2023 at 3:17 pm
Thank you so much!
By Linda KulpTrout on April 1, 2023 at 3:25 pm
Such amazing prizes. Congratulations to all of the winners!
By ptnozell on April 1, 2023 at 3:36 pm
Congratulations!
By beckylevine on April 1, 2023 at 3:51 pm
Thanks for all your (and Urania’s) hard work, Tara!! Congratulations to all! 🎉🎉
By Teresa 何 Robeson on April 1, 2023 at 3:53 pm
Such an amazing list of prizes – THANK YOU Tara and Urania! Congratulations to all the winners!!
By sue macartney on April 1, 2023 at 4:08 pm
Ack!!!! I meant to offer a prize. I’m so sorry! Can you put me
By shannonstocker on April 1, 2023 at 4:21 pm
Congratulations to the winners.
By Sheri Radovich on April 1, 2023 at 4:23 pm
Huge thanks to you, dear Tara, for all that you do for all of us! And kudos to Urania for stepping up and lending a hand. Believe me, I know what it’s like to have lots of prizes to award and then distribute…it’s a full-time job, for sure. I’m excited to connect with the person who won my prize…woo-hoo Mona! I’m sure we’ll be chatting soon!
By viviankirkfield on April 1, 2023 at 4:26 pm
Wahoo! And congrats to everyone! Thank you Tara!
By Sylvia Mary Grech on April 1, 2023 at 4:28 pm
Congrats everyone! This was so much fun. I got so many ideas and keep adding more.
By James Adams on April 1, 2023 at 5:11 pm
Congratulations to all the prize winners. But – I think we’re all winners with lots of new ideas. See you next year! Thank you, Tara and all the bloggers.
By Kellie on April 1, 2023 at 5:23 pm
Congratulations to all the winners! I enjoyed participating in this fun challenge and learned so much. Looking forward to Storystorm 2024!
By seahorsecoffeeelektra79018 on April 1, 2023 at 5:29 pm
Congrats to all the winners!
By Cindy S on April 1, 2023 at 6:08 pm
Congratulations all and thank you, Tara, for all you do!
By Laura on April 1, 2023 at 6:50 pm
Oh that’s so exciting! Thank you so much!
By kirstenbockblog on April 1, 2023 at 6:53 pm
How very excited to win my own copy of your story; thank you, Jackie and Jonah Kramer! Congratulations to all the winners! And thank you to Tara and each creative soul, for sharing your thoughts and ideas to inspire us on our journeys!
By Kathleen Clark on April 1, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Thank you for doing this every year.
By readmybook2002 on April 1, 2023 at 8:03 pm
Congratulations to all the winners and a HUGE thankyou to you Tara for this much loved event each year.
By Kaye Baillie on April 1, 2023 at 9:02 pm
Congratulations to all the prize winners! And honestly, all of us who have our lists of ideas have won and I’m not just saying that. I really love looking back at my lists from previous years to see what I can still play with.
By authorlaurablog on April 1, 2023 at 10:16 pm
Another powerful storm of ideas. TU, TARA!
By alicia shawn gagnon on April 1, 2023 at 11:02 pm
Congratulations to all of the winners! Only 9 more months until storystorm 2024! 🙂
By seschipper on April 1, 2023 at 11:42 pm
Congrats, winners! 🙂
By Elayne on April 2, 2023 at 12:00 am
Congratulations and thank you!
By Martha Hollenhorst on April 2, 2023 at 7:35 am
Congratulations everyone!
By Mary A Zychowicz on April 2, 2023 at 8:31 am
Congratulations everyone!
By Mary Zychowicz on April 2, 2023 at 8:32 am
Wow this is absolutely fantastic news! Thank you so so much, both for the fabulous prize and for organising such a wonderful, inspiring, positive month of fun.
By melissakayvalente on April 2, 2023 at 9:50 am
Ooh! I’m a day 4 winner! So exciting! Congrats to everyone! We’re ALL winners with suitcases of new ideas. See you in 2024!
By abby mumford on April 2, 2023 at 10:44 am
Congrats to all you prize winners!
By andreesantini on April 2, 2023 at 11:15 am
Congrats to all of you! Thank you Tara, your fabulous helpers and judges. Storystorm is such a phenomenal way to begin the year on a high note. Love it!
By mdk45 on April 2, 2023 at 12:42 pm
So exciting! I’m a Day 21 Storystorm 2023 winner! Looking forward to reading M.O. Yuksel–ONE WISH: Fatima al-Fihri and the World’s Oldest University. Congratulations to all the other winners, the many people who generously gave prizes, the participants who came up with ideas, to Tara Lazar who headed it all and Urania, who helped Tara. Looking forward to Storystorm 2024! Thank you, everyone.
By Judy Abelove Shemtob on April 2, 2023 at 12:59 pm
This is so exciting! How generous! Thanks Tara!
By Nancy Ferguson on April 2, 2023 at 1:11 pm
Thank you, Tara, for all the time and energy you put into Storystorm. We all are winners for participating!
By Kathy Doherty on April 2, 2023 at 3:24 pm
How exciting! Thank you again and again, Tara, and all of the Storystorm generous contributors and prize donors. I’ll be on the lookout for your email!
By Dawn Prochovnic on April 2, 2023 at 8:08 pm
Congratulations!!!
By Angie on April 3, 2023 at 12:11 am
Congratulations to all the winners including my two friends. Tara, thank you for throwing a fabulous event so many of us look forward to each year.
By Shirley fadden on April 3, 2023 at 7:52 am
Congratulations to all. How exciting! Thank you, Tara, for this amazing opportunity and month full of inspiration and knowledge.
By Karin Larson on April 3, 2023 at 8:58 am
This is so exciting. Can’t wait to get my signed copy of Lydia Lukidis’ DEEP, DEEP DOWN
By Joy Wieder on April 3, 2023 at 10:45 am
congratulations to everyone!
By Sue Heavenrich on April 3, 2023 at 12:41 pm
Congrats to all the winners! And I’m a lucky one! Thank you so much!! And thank you, Tara and Urania, for going above and beyond, and for creating this event that offers information and inspiration for so many!
By Jilanne Hoffmann on April 3, 2023 at 5:34 pm
Congratulations, winners! I look forward to next January and thank you, again, Tara!
By Karen Elise Finch (@nestofbooks) on April 3, 2023 at 8:07 pm
Wow! Congratulations to all the lucky winners! 🙂
By Rebecca Guzinski on April 3, 2023 at 8:16 pm
Thank you, Tara, for all you do for the kidlit community! And congratulations everyone!
By Brinton Culp on April 4, 2023 at 5:25 am
Thanks Tara for another great month of StoryStorm! The kidlit community is blessed by your work! Congratulations to the winners!
By Darcee A Freier on April 4, 2023 at 10:34 am
Whoa, thank you so much! And congrats to all the winners!
By rozanark on April 5, 2023 at 4:18 pm
Congrats, winners!!! And, Tara, thanks to you and all the post writers for another fanTASTic Storystorm 😀 ❤
By writersideup on April 7, 2023 at 8:07 pm
Congratulations to all the winners. Thank you Tara and all the authors and author/illustrators for the inspirational posts.
By carolynleillustrations on April 7, 2023 at 8:48 pm
CK MALONE: THANK YOU OH, SO MUCH for this AMAZING PRIZE OF THREE—THREE!!!–PRIZES!!! HOLY COW!!! TOTALLY MADE MY DAY–MY WEEK!!!–MY EVERYTHING!!! SO EXCITED! I am a HUGE Halloween FAN, as it’s my FAV holiday (I was also born near the holiday, so I have HAPPY memories of it!), so I CAN’T WAIT to read your book! THANK YOU SO MUCH for your GENEROSITY! I went back and read your post for Storystorm and was ONCE AGAIN SO INSPIRED! It is one I have STARRED for CONINUAL ENCOURAGMENT! TRULY SO GRATEFUL!!! And THANK YOU, TARA, for ALL the HARD work you put into making Storystorm the AMAZING FORCE OF INSPIRATION WE ALL NEED EVERY YEAR!!!
By Natalie Lynn Tanner on April 9, 2023 at 1:22 pm