VS Grenier ~ Award-Winning Author, Speaker & Podcaster

It's Saturday October 19th and the St. George area community begins making its way into the Lexington Hotel Ballroom. It's still early as authors are setting up their tables to greet, talk and sign books for eager lovers of the written word...and it's only 9am. The day is just beginning. David W. Smith and VS Grenier welcome those who have begun to show up. It's time to get the Book Expo underway and all the exciting events Smith and Grenier have planned for the day. Guest speaker John Sebba shares some poetry with our gathered audience before winners of the 2013 Youth Poetry is announced. Author and poet Lin Floyd steals the show as she announces the 2013 Youth Poetry winners. Many of the winners are present to not only receive their award, but also to read their poems to all in attendance. Now for a bit of fun. David W. Smith and VS Grenier have added another fun treat to the St. George Book Festival this year beyond the Charity Dinner Friday Night (Oct.

Calling all Night Buddies Adventurers! Author Sands Hetherington is writing his third book in the Night Buddies Adventures chapter book series for kids and would like your help in getting John and Crosley started on their next Adventure After Lights-Out.  A really neat contest will begin March 3, 2013, for one week only! Here's how to enter: Crosley is looking for new words to add to his expansive vocabulary and he needs your help. Just come up with a new expression and its meaning for Crosley Speak! See the list of Uncommon Words for inspiration. And who knows? The winning words could end up in Book Three of the Night Buddies Adventures series. Excelsior!   In order to be eligible you will need to . . .   a Rafflecopter giveaway Do you need some help with ideas on what Crosley Speak is? Check out this list of words to get your brain gears turning. If you haven’t discovered the Night Buddies Adventures series of chapter books yet, that’s okay! Let us tell

I am very excited about the June 18-22, 2012, Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Conference in Sandy, Utah. This year WIFYR is offering its first annual fellowship of $1000! For all children's authors seeking to be published and/or improve their work, Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers is the conference not to be missed. This year the five-day conference offers nine morning workshops for the chance to get your manuscript critiqued by an experience author/illustrator/ editor faculty and afternoon classes. http://www.wifyr. com/ Check it out and register on line! This year the conference is sponsoring it's first-annual Writing Contest and Scholarship. Don't miss you chance at a $1,000 AWARD!!!! http://www.wifyr. com/blog/ 2012/03/09/ 1rst-annual- wifyr-writing- competition- and-fellowship- award/ " You know you want to register! You know you want the moolah! This conference is fantastic!

Stories for Children Magazine - Contestant in the StartupNation Home-Based 100 Competition The 2011 StartupNation Home-Based 100 will once again rank the best performing home-based businesses across America in ten distinct categories. This year’s categories are: Most Innovative Boomers Back in Business Greenest Yummiest Wackiest Savviest in Social Media Recession Busters Most Slacker Friendly Most Glamorous Highest Vote-Getters Building on the fanfare surrounding last year’s winners, the 2011 competition has the makings of an even bigger celebration of contestants, and ultimately, finalists who will claim their place among the 100 winners. Voting will remain open throughout much of October, which will culminate in announcement of the Top Ten Highest Vote Getters winners along with other winners. We really need your votes so help us out at http://www.startupnation.com/home-based-100/contestant/10726/index.php Thanks so much for your support! VS Grenier