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Featured BTR show: Stories for Children with guest Award-winning Author Jewel Kats

 
Join Host Virginia S Grenier on Monday May 13, 2013 as guest author Jewel Kats visits the show. They will be talking about Jewel's lastest graphic novel "DiTzAbled Princess" and recent events to help spread awareness.
 
"DitzAbled Princess" comes out as a web comic on Tapastic.com and Marvelous Spirit Press published a graphic novel based on this character. It's a hybrid of a women's comic book meets graphic novel.
Once a teen runaway, Jewel Kats is now a self-made Diva. She’s authored seven books! For six years, she penned a syndicated teen advice column for Scripps Howard News Service (USA) and TorStar Syndication Service (Canada). Jewel also interned in the TV studio of ­Entertainment Tonight Canada. Her books have been featured in Ability Magazine twice. She recently made a guest appearance on Accessibility in Action. Jewel appeared in a documentary series by the Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada) in September of 2012.

Katarina Andriopoulos has made art her life’s passion. Her beginnings started with a crayon in her hand, and resulted in a Graphic Design diploma from Durham College. Along the way, she’s been ­honored with various awards, including: “Most Vision” by the Durham College’s design faculty and had her portfolio featured at the Design Exchange (DX) in Toronto.

You can find out more about Jewel Kats, her books and World of Ink Author/Book Tour at http://tinyurl.com/cplfx6g
 
Listen to the show podcast at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldofinknetwork/2013/05/13/stories-for-children-show-with-author-jewel-kats
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