The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Sarah Grunder Ruiz
  • Carolyn Huynh

Category: Before I Go

  • Posted on Sunday, November 2, 2014Sunday, September 6, 2015
  • by Karma Brown

News Flash: Bingeing on Halloween candy, WIPs & books!

Congratulations to Wendy Dosch and Sheila Korman, winners of THE GOOD GIRL by guest author Mary Kubica! Check back next…

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  • Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2014Thursday, October 29, 2015
  • by Karma Brown

News Flash: WIPs, #WeNeedDiverseBooks & catch up with past Debs!

Congratulations to Melissa Engaldo, winner of LEAVING TIME by guest author Jodi Picoult! Check back next Sunday for the winners…

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  • Posted on Monday, October 13, 2014Tuesday, October 21, 2014
  • by Colleen Oakley

Five Writing Contests You Should Enter

I’ve never won a writing contest. To be fair, I only entered one. In elementary school. When I lost, I…

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  • Posted on Sunday, October 5, 2014Sunday, September 6, 2015
  • by Karma Brown

News Flash: Reviews, WIPs & Celebrations!

Congratulations to Carrie Mansfield, winner of the signed copy of BETWEEN by guest author Megan Whitmer! Check back next Sunday…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 22, 2014Sunday, September 21, 2014
  • by Colleen Oakley

The Early Works of Colleen Oakley (in Crayon)

Most esteemed writers from history seem to have a bound tome called “The Early Works of [Insert Esteemed Author Name…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2014Sunday, September 21, 2014
  • by Karma Brown

News Flash: Conferences, Pre-orders, and Book signings!

Congratulations to Amy Mays, Lauren Stacks Yamaoka, and Michelle Westenbroek — winners of FIVE DAYS LEFT, by guest author Julie…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 15, 2014Sunday, September 14, 2014
  • by Colleen Oakley

The Fantastic Five

This week on the Ball, we’re sharing the five people who made our book possible. Since there are roughly 4,798,560,972…

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  • Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2014Sunday, September 6, 2015
  • by Karma Brown

News Flash: New sales, waiting games, and bookish events!

Congratulations to Elizabeth Bevins, winner of the signed copy of Randy Susan Meyers‘ Accidents of Marriage! Check back next Sunday…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 1, 2014Sunday, August 31, 2014
  • by Colleen Oakley

The making of my first (but not really first) novel: Before I Go

Hi! I’m Colleen, the first 2015 Deb to kick off this new season on the Ball. And I have a…

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  • Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2014Thursday, August 14, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

News Flash: Meet the New Debs!

Congrats to Toni, who won a signed copy of EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU from Celeste Ng! Make room on the…

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Since 2007, the Debutante Ball has been celebrating first-time authors and their books. Learn more.

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