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

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Category: 2011 Debs

  • Posted on Sunday, October 8, 2017Sunday, October 8, 2017
  • by Julie Clark

[News Flash] 2018 Debutante News

Latest News

  Congratulations to @bermudaonion, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of TOUCH by Courtney Maum.   Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest, Jennifer…

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  • Posted on Sunday, August 6, 2017Thursday, August 10, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

News Flash: Announcing the 2018 Debs!

BIG NEWS! The 2017 Debs are thrilled to announce The Debutante Ball Class of 2018! We will be doing a…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 2, 2017Saturday, July 1, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

News Flash: Happy July 4th weekend from the Debs!

Congratulations to Debbi Lucas DuBose, winner of our #DebBallGiveaway of SMALL ADMISSIONS by Amy Poeppel. We were so happy to have…

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  • Posted on Sunday, April 9, 2017Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

News Flash: Updates from the Debs, past and present

We send our thanks to Lori Rader-Day for being our guest yesterday on The Debutante Ball. If you haven’t already, pick…

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  • Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2015Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Karma Brown

News Flash: Conferences & Festivals, Awards & a Giveaway!

Congratulations to Caryn Strean, winner of THE FAR END OF HAPPY by guest author Kathryn Craft! Check back next Sunday for this…

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  • Posted on Sunday, February 23, 2014Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Lori Rader-Day

News Flash: Giveaways, Spines, and Signature Drinks

Congrats to Linda, who won a copy of WAKEWORLD by guest author Kerry Schafer! From the 2014 Debs… Susan Gloss…

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  • Posted on Sunday, February 2, 2014Sunday, February 2, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

News Flash: Signings, 4-Star Reviews, and LitChats

Congrats to Rhonda, who won a copy of GRACE UNDER PRESSURE by guest author Julie Hyzy! From the 2014 Debs……

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  • Posted on Sunday, January 5, 2014Friday, February 14, 2014
  • by admin

News Flash: Kicking off the New Year with Heather Webb’s Launch!

Congrats to Lourdes, who won a copy of GABY, LOST AND FOUND by Angela Cervantes! From the 2014 Debs… Heather…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 8, 2013Friday, September 13, 2013
  • by Susan Gloss

News Flash: Publicists, Retreats, and Broken Arms

From the 2014 Debs… Heather Webb had a great (and long) chat with her publicist for the first time! She’s…

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  • Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2012Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by KellyW

The Debutante Ball welcomes Deb Alum Sarah Jio!

Deb Ball alum Sarah Jio‘s first novel, The Violets of March, was published by Penguin (Plume) on April 26, 2011…

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