Viji Chary interviewed in media

posted by Vivian Zabel 

     Porcupine's Seeds by Viji K Chary has received one honor, Mom's Choice Award, and is entered for others. The story is entertaining and educational at the same time. Bridget McKenna did a delightful job of illustrating the story.

     Now, Viji has been interviewed and her story printed in her local paper. The clipping doesn't show the paper name, but the website is given.

       Congratulations, Viji. We are proud of you.


Remember, Porcupine's Seeds can be found through any brick 'n mortar store, any online bookstore, and 4RV Bookstore.

  

Yea! Another Book Honor for Walking Through Walls

posted by Vivian Zabel



      The winners of the Children's Literary Classics Awards were announced. 4RV book Walking Through Walls by Karen Cioffi and illustrated by Aidana WillowRaven received a Silver seal in Preteen Fiction.  

       First, Literary Classics awarded Walking Through Walls with a Seal of Approval. Then the book reached the finals. Finally, it received the Silver seal.

       Congratulations, ladies, for a job well done.

Poster created by Aidana WillowRaven

        Walking Through Walls can be found on most online bookstores, brick and mortar stores, and 4RV Publishing Bookstore.

Another award for a 4RV book

posted by Vivian Zabel  

          I received an email from Tony LoPresti, who felt sad because other 4RV books received awards, but not his. Wednesday, his sadness turned to smiles, well, maybe to cheers.

           My Cat by Tony LoPresti, illustrated by Deborah C. Johnson, received a Certificate of Excellence from Cat Writer's Association in Books for Children category. It is now a finalist for the CWA Muse Medallion and is up for two special awards which will be announced at the CWA Awards Banquet November 3 in L.A.

          Wonder who plans on a trip to Los Angeles in three and a half weeks?

          Congratulations, Tony and Deb. Welcome to the lists of award winners from 4RV Publishing. We are proud of you.

Note: My Cat and other 4RV books are now on sale. See the 4RV Bookstore.

Mom’s Choice Awards chooses Porcupine's Seeds

          On September 13, 4RV author Viji K. Chary received notification that her children's book Porcupine's Seeds has been named among the best in family-friendly media, products and services and receives the Mom's Choice Award.

             Congratulations, Viji, on the first honor for your book. The cover looks even lovelier with its seal.

          Congratulations, Bridget, for illustrating the book, helping it to be so honored.

Porcupine's Seeds can be found on the 4RV Bookstore, as well as on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and through any bookstore.

Walking Through Walls Honored with the Children's Literary Classics Seal of Approval

As a 4RV Publishing author, I'm thrilled and honored to announce that Walking Through Walls has been awarded the Children's Literary Classics Seal of Approval!

This is the second award for my fantasy adventure based on and set in ancient China: In January 2012, Walking Through Walls won 1st Place in the Editors and Predators Readers Poll, in the Children's Novel category!

I want to thank Vivian for taking a chance on my MG/YA fantasy adventure book.

To check out the amazing illustrations done by Aidana WillowRaven, reviews and more information on Walking Through Walls go to: http://walkingthroughwalls.blogspot.com

If you'd like to get your own copy for your children at home or in the classroom, click the link:

4RV Publishing Book Store

You can view the Children's Literary Classics Review of Walking Through Walls at:
http://clcreviews.blogspot.com/2012/03/walking-through-walls-by-karen-cioffi.html

Contests and Exposure

I recently had a guest post on my site by award-winning and multi-published (80+) author Nancy Sanders. Working with her publicists and publishers, she learned a thing or two about generating exposure for her books, and one great way to do this is through contests.

Obviously, each author will need to determine their individual marketing budget and see if contests can have an allotted amount, but even if you’re on a tight budget, there are things you can do to generate visibility.

Nancy suggests first making a list of those award sites you’d like to submit to, keeping the free ones up first. Then, follow the guidelines of each and enter you book.

Try to keep in mind that it’s not necessarily about winning. Nancy advises that just getting your book “in the hands of judges” is important in itself. Many of the judges are important people in their own literary circles.

To find out more of what Nancy has to say on entering contests go to:
http://www.karencioffiwritingandmarketing.com/2012/01/submitting-for-awards-by-nancy-sanders_25.html

You can also check out Nancy’s site for even more information:
http://nancyisanders.wordpress.com/awards/

Since, I think contests are an important promotional and visibility tool, I allotted as much as I could to enter those contests I thought would make a difference. Contests I entered the end of last year include:

Boston Globe Horn Books Award (No fee, 3 books)

SCBWI Golden Kite Awards (No fee, 4 books)

Newbery Medal (No fee, 2 books)

IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Awards (No fee, 1 book)
International Reading Association

The Eric Hoffer Award ($50, 1 book)

USA 2012 Book Awards ($69, 1 book)

Children’s Literary Classics ($95, 3 books)

Notice that the first four award contests have NO fee. You can definitely be a cost-conscious marketer. And, again, whether you win no awards, or one, two, or three awards, it’s the exposure and having the book seen by influential people that’s as important as winning.

Just a side note: one librarian I spoke with mentioned that the Newbery is one of the 'biggie' awards. After that comes the state awards. So, check these contest areas out!

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