Nancy Raines Day: Interview and Picture Book Giveaway!
I met author Nancy Day shortly after moving to Beaufort SC, when I visited her critique group in nearby Savannah. Nancy, who lives on St. Simon’s Island in Georgia, drove in once a month to meet...
View ArticleJocelyn Rish: Award Winning Writer and Filmmaker
I met writer and filmmaker Jocelyn Rish at an SCBWI Carolina’s conference. I was immediately struck by how modest she was despite the fact that she had recently won two major (but very different)...
View ArticleYAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes
The YAmazing Race is now officially over, as is the Nerdy Chicks Rule Contest. Winners will be notified soon! All entries recieved after 12:00 pm today, October 29 will not count. Thank you for...
View ArticleContest Winner and Onward
First of all, we at Nerdy Chicks Rule want to send our thoughts out to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Many of our friends and followers are without power today. We hope that everyone is otherwise...
View ArticleNew GIVEAWAY!
During Picture Book Idea Month (or PiBoIdMo, as those in the know call it), participants are asked to come up with new picture book ideas. One of the best way to come up with picture book ideas is to...
View ArticleShannon Wiersbitzky: Author and Champion of Financial Literacy
According to family legend, Shannon was born with a day planner in one hand. These days that planner is always full. In the early morning, when the rest of the world is still sleeping, Shannon...
View ArticleNew Giveaway! A Skype Classroom Visit!
In case you missed it, yesterday, we had a lovely chat with John Schumacher, aka MrSchuReads. (You did miss it? Quick! Click the link!) Here’s a bonus to that chat — if you pop on over to his blog, you...
View ArticleCover Reveal! (And Giveaway!)
At long last, I am proud to present the cover for my upcoming picture book, DUCK, DUCK, MOOSE! How adorable is that????? Of course, I had very little to do with the cover. The thanks for that goes to...
View ArticleRaising Nerdy Chicklets (and GIVEAWAY Reminder!)
Most of the time, we devote this blog to Nerdy Chicks. But just for today, I wanted to focus not only on girls, but on kids (or Chicklets, as we like to call them!) in general. At Afton Elementary in...
View ArticleLast Chance to WIN!
Well, folks, we are almost at the finish line, and I am so touched by all the entries for the Virtual Classroom Visit giveaway! You still have time to enter, so if you haven’t yet, why wait? AND TO...
View ArticleAnother KidLit Giveaway!
So, I’ve been AWOL for a while — too many things going on in my life, both good and bad. But in honor of The Busy Librarian’s new podcast (which just happens to feature me!), I’ve decided to come back...
View ArticleWe have a WINNER!
Another NerdyChicksRule.com Giveaway has come to an end, and it is time to announce the winner: Congratulations to Margaret from Laurene Edmondson Elementary School! For all of you who entered and who...
View ArticleHappy, Happy, Happy Giveaway
Here’s a thought that will make most of you happy, and maybe some of you a little disgusted…. That’s right, I said: All You Can Eat Chocolate! All you can eat chocolate is not just something I made up,...
View ArticleCover Reveal and Giveaway
This contest is officially over. Winners announced on October 10. Thanks everyone! Authors don’t design the covers of their books. Cover art is usually conceived by in-house book designers and I am...
View ArticleEasy Entry Giveaway Reminder
This contest is officially over. Winners announced on October 10. Thanks everyone! Just want to remind everyone about the Cover Reveal Giveaway! You could win a virtual classroom visit from me (Kami...
View ArticleIt’s a MOOSE DAY Party! (And a TRIPLE GIVEAWAY!)
THIS CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED. (But keep celebrating Moose Day anyway!) It’s MOOSE DAY! It’s MOOSE DAY! Shockingly, this is not an official, national holiday (though it should be!), so you might be...
View Article#MooseMoment
Our week of MOOSE DAY celebrations continue…if you haven’t registered for the TRIPLE GIVEWAY, there is still plenty of time! Click here to fill our the official registration form, and remember, any...
View ArticleWinner! Winner! Winner!
We have reached the end of our week-long Moose Day Celebration. Did you enter the MOOSE DAY Giveaway? If you didn’t, I bet you regret it. And if you did, you’re probably waiting with bated breath for...
View ArticleAuthor Corrine Jackson on Strong Female Characters plus a Giveaway!
Today we welcome Young Adult author Corrine Jackson to the blog to talk about strong female characters. Corrine’s second book in her Sense Thieves trilogy, PUSHED, features Remy, a girl with uncanny...
View ArticleORANGUTANGLED Book Birthday! (and Giveaway!)
We have a winner in the original art giveaway! Everybody put your hands together for @BookishAmbition! Thanks to everyone for entering! Have you ever had a day that starts out bad…and then gets worse...
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