The Debutante Ball

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

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Category: The Dream Peddler

  • Posted on Friday, August 2, 2019Friday, August 2, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

They Could Have Named Her Anything

  Stephanie Jimenez’s astonishing debut novel follows the evolution of a friendship between Maria and Rocky, two seventeen-year-old students at…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 28, 2019Saturday, July 27, 2019
  • by Layne Fargo

[News Flash] July 28, 2019

Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest, Erin A. Craig! Pick up a copy of her amazing YA Gothic debut…

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  • Posted on Friday, July 26, 2019Tuesday, July 23, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Bluebeard’s Drawer

    I have two manuscripts in the drawer. Although they’re not actually in a drawer, and I have no…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 21, 2019Sunday, July 21, 2019
  • by Layne Fargo

[News Flash] July 21, 2019

Yesterday we checked in on the Class of 2018 Debs, see what they’ve been up to over the past year…

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  • Posted on Saturday, July 20, 2019Friday, July 19, 2019
  • by Layne Fargo

The Deb Class of 2018: Where Are They Now?

As we prepare to announce the 2020 Deb class (soon!!) we thought it would be fun to check in on…

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  • Posted on Friday, July 19, 2019Wednesday, July 17, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Why Can’t I Name Characters Not After Famous People

  Let’s see, hilarious mistakes. There is no doubt in my mind that I made far more of these than…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 14, 2019Saturday, July 13, 2019
  • by Layne Fargo

[News Flash] July 14, 2019

Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest, Christine Hyung-Oak Lee! If you haven’t already, enter the #DebBallGiveaway to win a…

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  • Posted on Saturday, July 13, 2019Wednesday, June 19, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Interview with Christine Hyung-Oak Lee and Giveaway for TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU DON’T REMEMBER

I am so pleased to welcome debut author Christine Hyung-Oak Lee to The Debutante Ball! Lee is the author of…

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  • Posted on Friday, July 12, 2019Wednesday, July 10, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Cutting Room Floor

    When I finally felt as though I had a reasonable draft of The Dream Peddler, the one I…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 7, 2019Sunday, July 7, 2019
  • by Layne Fargo

[News Flash] July 7, 2019

Thank you so much to yesterday’s guest, Kristen Lepionka! If you haven’t already, enter the #DebBallGiveaway to win a copy…

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

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Current Topic: Welcoming the New Class

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