The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2021Thursday, January 28, 2021
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Celebrating the small stuff

It feels a little funny to be writing about milestones and celebrations before my book comes out. It almost sounds…

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  • Posted on Monday, August 10, 2020Thursday, July 9, 2020
  • by Lisa Braxton

The “highlight reel” of my year as a Debutante

  Greetings and salutations and welcome to the Debutante Ball! I was so excited when I read the first words…

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  • Posted on Monday, July 20, 2020Thursday, July 9, 2020
  • by Lisa Braxton

The Books That Inspired Me to Be a Writer

When I look back at my elementary school years, some of my fondest memories were the days when the teacher…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, February 5, 2020Friday, February 7, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Minor Dramas and Other Catastrophes

You never realize how important publication day is until you have one yourself. I can’t begin to think of how…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

How to write when you’re not writing

In 2009, I left my job as a high school English teacher and ran right smack dab into the Great…

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  • Posted on Friday, November 29, 2019Monday, November 25, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

So Much to Be Grateful For (And Yet…)

“You have a book coming out. Aren’t you excited!” “Excited” is not the word that I or anyone around me…

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  • Posted on Thursday, November 28, 2019Friday, November 15, 2019
  • by Yodassa Williams

6 months to publication and I am so thankful…

I just had my first call with my publicity team to discuss marketing and touring for my book. Yo, that…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2019Tuesday, November 26, 2019
  • by Kathleen West

When 3 Pages of Acknowledgments Are Not Enough

Somehow I went from “let’s see if I can write a book” to a full-time author whose debut is publishing…

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  • Posted on Friday, August 23, 2019Monday, August 19, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Year’s End

  In many ways my debut year was full of surprises. I received so many wonderful gifts that I hadn’t…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2019Monday, August 19, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Mahalo and Aloha

Aloha! I can’t believe it’s been a year since I first joined the Debutante Ball. Mahalo to the previous class…

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About Us

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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