The Debutante Ball

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

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Category: Firsts

  • Posted on Thursday, May 6, 2021Wednesday, May 5, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Purge! (or, Getting that first draft out of your system)

Ernest Hemingway famously said all first drafts are garbage, except he used a way more *effluent* term instead of garbage.…

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  • Posted on Saturday, August 8, 2020Saturday, August 8, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

Interview with Alia Volz, author of Home Baked (and Giveaway!)

I’m so pleased to present Alia Volz, our guest blogger this week! She is the author of Home Baked, a…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2018Monday, August 13, 2018
  • by Lara Lillibridge

A Tale of Two Launches

I had two launch parties for Girlish—one in my hometown of Rochester, NY, and one in my current town, Cleveland.…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2018Tuesday, April 17, 2018
  • by Lara Lillibridge

Happy Birthday, FROM UNSEEN FIRE!

  I love that my normal posting day is Tuesday, which is the day new books come into the world.…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2018Tuesday, March 13, 2018
  • by Lara Lillibridge

The Offer Call/Email for Girlish

I was sitting on the cabin porch when I got The Call, which in my case, was not actually a…

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  • Posted on Friday, December 8, 2017Thursday, December 7, 2017
  • by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson

It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Kaitlyn’s Path to Publication

I met my agent during a live tweet of 50 Shades of Grey. It was a different time back then.…

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  • Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2017Thursday, October 26, 2017
  • by Julie Clark

Running Down a Dream

When my first book is published, I will be forty-seven years old. This dream has been cyclical—one I’ve embraced and…

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  • Posted on Monday, August 22, 2016Monday, August 22, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

Book Launch Love

Our theme this week is what we loved about our debut year. There are so many wonderful moments in a…

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  • Posted on Monday, August 8, 2016Monday, August 8, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

After the Acknowledgments

After I handed in my acknowledgements to my editor, a funny thing happened. I kept receiving all of the help…

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  • Posted on Monday, August 1, 2016Sunday, July 31, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

UPTOWN THIEF Launch Week!

Uptown Thief by Aya de Leon

It is the 2nd Monday in a row that I have the great honor of kicking off The Debutante Ball…

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

Blog Schedule

Current Topic: Welcoming the New Class

Mon. 8/30: 

Tues. 8/31: Lyn says good-bye from the 2021 Debs

Wed. 9/1: New Class Takes Over

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Sun. 9/5: Debutante News

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