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Category: Susan Spann

  • Posted on Sunday, September 17, 2017Sunday, September 17, 2017
  • by Julie Clark

[News Flash] 9/17 Hurricanes, Debs in the Wild, and More!

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Congratulations to Jennifer and Kelley, winners of our #DebBallGiveaway of THE SALT LINE by Holly Goddard Jones. Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest,…

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  • Posted on Sunday, October 11, 2015Saturday, October 10, 2015
  • by Louise Miller

News Flash! Exciting Alumni News Edition

From the 2016 Debs Louise Miller is thrilled to announce that she will be representing the Novel Incubator at Grub Street’s…

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  • Posted on Sunday, February 22, 2015Sunday, September 6, 2015
  • by Karma Brown

News Flash: Vacations, Revisions & a Writers Retreat!

Congratulations to Annie Aizon, winner of WHEN REASON BREAKS by guest author Cindy Rodriguez! Check back next Sunday for this week’s…

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  • Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2014Friday, July 18, 2014
  • by Lisa Alber

Former Deb SUSAN SPANN on Early Writing, First Readers + GIVEAWAY!

We love it when former debs visit us on Saturdays! Susan Spann’s debut novel, CLAWS OF THE CAT, came out…

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  • Posted on Sunday, December 8, 2013Sunday, December 8, 2013
  • by Lori Rader-Day

News Flash: Reviews, Marketing, and Website Redesign

Congrats to Sheena, who won the copy of Rosemary Harris’s THE BITCHES OF BROOKLYN last week!   From the 2014…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013Sunday, September 29, 2013
  • by Susan Gloss

News Flash: Research Trips, Trade Shows, and New Cover Designs!

Congrats to Cheryl, who won a copy of Anna Lee Huber’s Mortal Arts! From the 2014 Debs… Susan Gloss is in…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 15, 2013Saturday, September 14, 2013
  • by Lori Rader-Day

News Flash: Secrets, ARCs, and a First Good Review

Congrats to Thew Swihart, who won the copy of Dave Jackson’s TATTOO RAMPAGE last week! From the 2014 Debs… Lisa…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 1, 2013Saturday, August 31, 2013
  • by Susan Gloss

News Flash: Welcome to the New Debutante Ball!

Welcome to the new Debutante Ball, and to a new class of Debs! We, the 2014 Debs, are so very…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 29, 2013Thursday, August 29, 2013
  • by Susan Spann

So Long, And Thanks for All the Fish.

I didn’t put my name in the title, but I’m sure you have no doubt who’s writing here. The year…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 22, 2013Wednesday, August 21, 2013
  • by Susan Spann

Deb Susan’s Fish … are Friends

“Best Friends” don’t only exist in a human context. Sometimes, friendship crosses species borders, and does so in surprising ways.…

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