The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Posted on Thursday, April 9, 2020Wednesday, April 8, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

I wish THE TRYING GAME came out three years ago!

I’m an older millenial, and so are a bunch of my friends. We’re the Oregon Trail generation, hundreds of thousands…

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  • Posted on Friday, September 13, 2019Wednesday, September 11, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

When The Muse Calls With Inspiration — You Listen

You always hear people talking about muses whispering in their ear, as if in a trance, or their “characters” speaking…

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  • Posted on Saturday, November 17, 2018Tuesday, November 20, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Vijaya Nagarajan + FEEDING A THOUSAND SOULS giveaway

I’m delighted to welcome my friend Vijaya Nagarajan to the Debutante Ball this week! Vijaya Nagarajan is an Associate Professor and…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2018Monday, November 12, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Channeling Jean Kwok (and you can too!)

  “The query letter is…the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write” — Nicholas Spark This week’s…

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  • Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2018Saturday, September 29, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Elizabeth Rosner and Survivor Cafe giveaway

I’m so, so happy to feature poet, novelist and now, non-fiction author Elizabeth Rosner on the blog this week! Elizabeth and…

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

Yes, I’m a Bookaholic, and These Are My Five Favorite Books

This week the Debs are going to talk about one of our most favorite topics, books!  I have been reading…

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  • Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010Sunday, October 10, 2010
  • by Elise Allen

News Flash: October 10, 2010

From the 2011 Debs… Deb Eleanor’s The Weird Sisters has its first review!  Library Journal calls it “lovely”, with “creative…

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  • Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008Monday, October 26, 2009
  • by admin

Making it in Publishing by Guest Author John Elder Robison

We’re very pleased to welcome John Elder Robison to the ball. His memoir about growing up with Asperger’s, Look Me…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, January 9, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Lisa Daily

It Could Happen To You by Deb Lisa Daily

I have not one, but two, of the strangest publishing tales in history. It never happens like this. But it…

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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

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

Wed. 9/1: New Class Takes Over

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