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WAVE MAKERS!

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ENTRANTS—we greatly appreciate all of the work, excitement, and creativity you put into your stories. Reading them was                            a whale of an adventure…judging them was soo difficult! You definitely brought the SUN and the FUN!

 

JUDGES—thank you for helping make this contest such a success!

                   The surf was challenging, but you navigated all the right moves!

 

PRIZE DONORS—you all rock! Thank you for adding intrigue to our "boardwalk" 

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                               Special thanks for all the love and support you all showed

                                      WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS! We are proud to announce                                                                                                                       that we raised $263.50! BUT, we'd love to hit the                                                                                                                                   $300 mark (RULE OF 3, anyone?!)

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           BUT WAIT—WE'VE GOT “SMORES!”

                                                           READY FOR THE... 

                                                         PLOT TWIST?

                                 We couldn’t end the #bestpartyontheNet 

                               without a closing beach bonfire, could we??

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Sooo, from today until August 25, 2020, anyone who donates to WNDB

through the live link on this site will have their name entered into a raffle

for an INDIE BOOKSTORE gift card!

 1. Tweet, DM, or email us a receipt so that we can enter your name in the drawing! 

2. Please tweet about it and include each of the following hashtags in your tweet:

  • #SunWriteFun 

  • @kgreen_write

  • @Yangmommy

  • #kidlit               

  • #WNDB         

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SURFING THE PIPELINE!

Based on #SunWriteFun’s requirements for the contest, the following writers (listed in alphabetical order) were chosen by the judges! WINNERS: PLEASE EMAIL US YOUR CONTACT INFO!

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 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS, ENTRANTS, AND BEACH ENTHUSIASTS! 

THANKS FOR HELPING US MAKE #SUNWRITEFUN THE #BESTBEACHPARTYONTHENET!

Xoxo, Karen and Jenny

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To donate: https://diversebooks.org/donate-to-wndb/

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RIGHT CLICK THE LOGO

ABOVE TO TWEET!

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RIDE THE WAVE

GRAND PRIZE CRITIQUES

AND AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS!

  • Abbi Lee

  • Blair Ortman             

  • Stephanie Owen

  • Lisa Perron

  • Kaitlin Sikes

  • Lynn Street                

  • Donnie Welch           

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BEAT THE HEAT 

WITH A COOL CRITIQUE

  • Tara Cerven

  • Ashley Congdon

  • Lara Elliott

  • Tonnye Fletcher      

  • Liz Kehrli                                

  • Jill Lambert

  • Sofia Martimianskis              

  • Amy Miller                   

  • Melissa Rutigliano

  • Kelly R Schmitt                    

  • Susan Summers

  • Aundra Tomlin                   

PICK A FAB FLAVOR: "MINTY MANUSCRIPT" CRITIQUE OR "PEACH PIE" PICTURE BOOK 

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GET THE SCOOP

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  • Carrie Karnes-Fannin

  • Sarah Meade

  • Krystal Snead

  • Marci Whitehurst

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SWAG YOUR BAG 

ACCESSORIZE WITH THE 

PERFECT BEACH READ

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CELEBRATE YOUR GOOD WORK!

  • Samanatha Cleaver 

  • Shelia Fernley

  • Kari Gonzalez               

  • Jennifer Linville        

  • Ebony Lynn Mudd   

  • Melissa Mwai            

  • Carmela Simmons   

  • Kelly Swemba           

  • Vashti Verbowski  

  • Natasha Zimmers                           

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SOAK IN THE SUN

We really wish we could award everyone a prize, but there are a few special stories that we want to give an

HONORABLE MENTION!

Way to go! You deserve the lime light--or rather, the sunshine! 

  • Jill Burns

  • Carol Ekster                               

  • Kerry Gittins                              

  • Karen Keesling

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