The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Monday, July 17, 2017Sunday, July 23, 2017
  • by Crystal King

75 Crazy Things

Calling Debut Authors! Now Accepting Applications for the 2018 Debutante Ball! Read this post to learn more. Hurry! The deadline is July…

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  • Posted on Saturday, May 20, 2017Saturday, May 27, 2017
  • by Crystal King

Interview with Melodie Winawer+ #DebBallGiveaway of THE SCRIBE OF SIENA

I am delighted to welcome one of my Touchstone Books sisters, Melodie Winawer, to the Deb Ball. We both have…

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  • Posted on Friday, April 21, 2017Friday, April 21, 2017
  • by Tiffany D. Jackson

The Meal That Will Help You Land A Husband

If you’ve been following along this week, you know that we’ve been in the kitchen wiping up delicious ancient roman…

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  • Posted on Monday, March 20, 2017Tuesday, March 14, 2017
  • by Crystal King

These Are A Few of My Favorite Things

This week the Debs are singing songs from the Sound of Music…wait, no, that’s just Deb Crystal. But we are…

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  • Posted on Monday, December 12, 2016Sunday, December 11, 2016
  • by Crystal King

A Happy Accident of Writing – Sto Imparando L’Italiano

This week the Debs are writing about hobbies, trips or other types of activities that tie into our books or our…

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  • Posted on Monday, October 10, 2016Monday, October 3, 2016
  • by Crystal King

I Must Confess – True Stories of a Writer

This week’s Deb topic is about Confessions! Each of us are sharing something unknown, something hidden about us, our books…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
  • by Karma Brown

5 Things You May Not Know About COME AWAY WITH ME

Well, it’s here. THE DAY has arrived. I’m a published author. I’ve now checked off bucket list item #34 – Write…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, February 4, 2015Tuesday, February 3, 2015
  • by Karma Brown

A Side of Real Life with my Fiction, Please…

When my husband was reading an early draft of COME AWAY WITH ME, it wasn’t long before he turned to…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007Monday, October 13, 2008
  • by Jenny Gardiner

A Deb Moment with Guest Author John Grisham

It’s fitting that our theme this week is I Want to Learn, as I had the good fortune of meeting…

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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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Fri. 9/3:  

 Sat. 9/4:

Sun. 9/5: Debutante News

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