The Debutante Ball

Seven debut authors. Seven books. One big dance toward publication.

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  • Jennifer Fawcett
  • Flora Collins
  • Sonya Singh
  • Cleyvis Natera
  • Sarah Grunder Ruiz
  • Carolyn Huynh

Author: Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Before becoming a writer Elizabeth was a waitress, a pollster, an Avon lady, and an opera singer. Her stories and essays have appeared in Ploughshares Blog, The Idaho Review, The Rumpus, and elsewhere, and have received multiple Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominations. Her debut novel, MONA AT SEA, was a finalist in the 2019 SFWP Literary Awards judged by Carmen Maria Machado, and is forthcoming, Summer 2021, from Santa Fe Writers Project. Originally from South Texas, Elizabeth now lives with her family in Oakland, California.
  • Posted on Monday, August 23, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

A year like no other: Elizabeth’s Deb Ball recap

Over the last year the word, unprecedented, got used, I think, an unprecedented number of times. Everything about the last…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 4, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Interview with A. Natasha Joukovsky, author of THE PORTRAIT OF A MIRROR

This week’s interview is with A. Natasha Joukovsky whose debut novel, THE PORTRAIT OF A MIRROR, is getting comparisons to…

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  • Posted on Monday, July 19, 2021Monday, July 19, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Platform, support, wine, laughs: What I got out of being a Debutante

It seems impossible, but our reign as Debs is coming to an end very soon. In a year of unprecedented…

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  • Posted on Monday, July 19, 2021Monday, July 19, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

[News Flash] July 19, 2021

The reign of our 2020-2021 debs is drawing to a close and the application for next year’s deb class is…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 4, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

[News Flash] July 4, 2021

Elizabeth Gonzalez James had an absolutely fantastic launch week for MONA AT SEA! And if you missed the conversation between Elizabeth…

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  • Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2021Saturday, June 26, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

[News Flash] June 27, 2021

Many thanks to our guest authors, Jennifer Nissley, Vera Kurian, and Lilly Dancygar! Jennifer Nissley spoke to us about her…

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  • Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

With eyes wide open

We’re blogging this week about writing advice, and my favorite piece of wisdom is an oldie but a goodie, and…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2021Monday, June 14, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Interview with Vera Kurian, author of NEVER SAW ME COMING

We are thrilled to welcome Vera Kurian to The Debutante Ball this week! NEVER SAW ME COMING is a debut…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, June 9, 2021Monday, June 7, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Interview with Lilly Dancyger, author of NEGATIVE SPACE

We are thrilled to welcome Lilly Dancyger to The Debutante Ball this week! NEGATIVE SPACE is a touching and deeply…

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  • Posted on Monday, June 7, 2021Monday, June 7, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

[News Flash] June 7, 2021

Many thanks to our last two guest authors, Laura Brooke Robson and Brenda Peynado! Laura Brooke Robson spoke to us…

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Current Topic: Welcoming the New Class

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