The Debutante Ball

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

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  • Sarah Grunder Ruiz
  • Carolyn Huynh

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  • Posted on Friday, September 16, 2016Thursday, September 15, 2016
  • by Tiffany D. Jackson

How a Film Nerd became an Author

This past March I attended the AWP Conference in LA. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s a four day…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2016Monday, September 12, 2016
  • by Amy Poeppel

Happy New Year … in September

During a catastrophically bad job interview, Kate, the main character in Small Admissions says that, in her mind, the year…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 9, 2013Monday, September 9, 2013
  • by Lori Rader-Day

Wearing the T-shirt or, The Last First Day

For the every class of Debs, it’s always about firsts. The year ahead of us is filled with them. But…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 7, 2009Monday, July 6, 2009
  • by Katie Alender

Free as a bird, by Deb Katie

So a song came up in my random lineup today. The song is called “Friends of P.”, and it’s by…

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  • Posted on Monday, November 3, 2008Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Kristina

In which Deb Kristina gives up a political career

I ran for office, once. As far as I know, I only got one vote. Mine. It was for class…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008Monday, October 13, 2008
  • by Meredith

Riding the Bus by Deb Meredith

A lot of kids mourned the end of summer, but I always loved when school started again. Maybe it was…

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  • Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2007Saturday, September 6, 2008
  • by Danielle

Another Sucker…Learning the Hard Way Again by Deb Danielle

Well, I thought I’d covered “learning the hard way” last week and that this week I’d write something short and…

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  • Posted on Thursday, September 6, 2007Tuesday, September 16, 2008
  • by Danielle

My Toughest Teacher by Deb Danielle

Here’s a story I’m not proud of, but it’s a good one as far as teachers and life lessons go……

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2007Tuesday, September 16, 2008
  • by Lisa Daily

Mr. G, Big Man on Playground by Deb Lisa

The first “book” I ever wrote was a serial romance starring Mr. Gemeinhart, our science teacher, read breathlessly to an…

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

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