| Connie Gotsch 3/14/2010 |
Belle’s Star Wins Best Juvenile Fiction Book Award in the 2010 New Mexico Press Women Communication Contest.
New Mexico Press Women has announced the winners in its 2010 Communication Contest. Farmington New Mexico author Connie Gotsch’s tween novel, Belle’s Star received a First Place for Juvenile Fiction.
Written from a dog's point of view, Belle's Star empowers children ages 8 to 12 to build new lives after escaping bullying and abuse or other difficult situations. The book is illustrated by internationally known artist John Cogan and published by Artemesia Publishing.
Award winning journalist and retired Farmington elementary school counselor Margaret Cheasebro has designed an activities booklet for Belle's Star. The booklet is available in downloadable form upon purchase of the novel at apbooks.net.
The New Mexico Press Women’s Communication Contest recognizes excellence in all aspects of journalism, advertising, photography, and public relations. First place winners in each category are eligible to compete in the National Federation of Press Women’s Communication Contest.
Gotsch will receive her New Mexico Press Women’s award for Belle’s Star at the NMPW Annual Awards Banquet Fri. April 16 in Albuquerque. She has submitted the book to the National Federation of Press Women Competition and will receive the results in midsummer. Should she win a prize, she will attend the NFPW awards dinner in Chicago in August.
In addition to the New Mexico Press Women Juvenile Fiction First Place, Belle’s Star received a 2010 Mom’s Choice Silver Award for Juvenile Fiction, and a nomination for a 2009 New Mexico Book Award for Juvenile Fiction.
For more information about the New Mexico Press Women and their Communication Contest, go to newmexicopresswomen.org Learn about the National Federation of Press Women at nfpw.org.
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| Connie Gotsch 1/30/2010 |
The Mom’s Choice Awards® Names Belle’s Star
Among Best In Family-Friendly Products
The Mom's Choice Awards® has named Farmington New Mexico author Connie Gotsch’s tween novel, Belle’s Star among the best in family-friendly media, products and services. for 2010 The novel received a silver award for Juvenile Fiction Level II ages 9-12.
Written from a dog's point of view, Belle's Star empowers children ages 8 to 12 to build new lives after escaping bullying and abuse or other difficult situations. The book is is illustrated by internationally known artist John Cogan and published by Artemesia Publishing.
Award winning journalist and retired Farmington elementary school counselor Margaret Cheasebro has designed an activities booklet for Belle's Star. The booklet is available in downloadable form upon purchase of the novel at apbooks.net.
The Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA) is an awards program that recognizes authors, inventors, companies, parents and others for their efforts in creating quality family-friendly media, products and services. Parents, educators, librarians and retailers rely on MCA evaluations when selecting quality materials for children and families. The Mom’s Choice Awards® seal helps families and educators navigate the array of products and services and make informed purchases.
MCA’s panel of judges included Dr. Twila C. Liggett, ten-time Emmy winner, professor and founder of PBS’s Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author, Priscilla Dunstan, creator of the Dunstan Baby Language; Patricia Rossi, host of NBC’s Manners Minute; Dr. Letitia S. Wright, D.C., host of the Wright PlaceTM TV Show; and Catherine Witcher, M.Ed., special needs expert and founder of Precision Education, Inc.
For the awards process, Artemesia Publishing submitted five copies of Belle’s Star, which MCA matched to judges in its database. The judges submitted a detailed assessment of the book.
For more information on The Mom's Choice Awards® program and the 2010 honorees, visit MomsChoiceAwards.com For more information on Artemesia Publishing and Belle’s Star visit apbooks.net
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| Connie Gotsch 9/4/09 |
Gotsch to Sign Belle’s Star
Farmington author Connie Gotsch will sign her youth novel, Belle's Star at Petco in Farmington Sat., Sept. 12 at 10 o’clock in the morning. The book was officially released August 11, in Albuquerque by Artemesia Publishers.
Written from a dog's point of view and illustrated by Farmington artist, John Cogan, Belle's Star teaches pet care to children ages 8 to 12.
Darcy, a spunky soccer playing girl, and her Aunt Ellen rescue Belle from abusive owners and offer her love. Belle has never met a kind human. Living with Darcy terrifies her. Other people and animals, including a cat, teach her about trust. Her adventures with these colorful characters help kids learn proper animal care.
Award winning journalist and retired Farmington elementary school counselor Margaret Cheasebro has designed an activities booklet for Belle's Star. The booklet is available in downloadable form upon purchase of the novel at apbooks.net/BellesStar_Activity.pdf
Veterinarians, pet store owners, and animal shelter workers can use the guide to promote pet care. Home schooling parents, who like to read and discuss stories with kids, families, and community groups can work on projects that foster strong community ties. The guide can assist in small group counseling and classroom sessions designed to help elementary school students understand abuse and deal with it.
John Cogan has created black-and-white illustrations for each of the 14 chapters in Belle’s Star, and a color image for the book’s cover. Known for his landscape acrylics still lifes, portraits, and wildlife images, he shows work at El Prado Galleries in Sedona, Arizona; Galleries West in Jackson, Wyoming; and Southwest Galleries in Dallas, Texas.
Gotsch plans additional signings of Belle’s Star in Farmington, Aztec and Santa Fe this month.
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| Roberta Summers 8/31/09 |
Roberta Summers Booksignings in Albuquerque a Success
On August
22, 28 and 29, Roberta Summers did special appearances and booksignings at
three Hastings bookstores in Albuquerque. She was delighted with the response
she received for her novel about Hawaii, Pele’s Realm. Pele is the Fire Goddess
of the Hawaiian volcanoes.
The novel is based upon the actual murder of a friend of Summers. The book resonates with the heartbeat of the islands and is set in Hilo on the slopes of Mauna Loa Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. Tramp over lava flows, explore, sail and swim in this fast-paced read of high adventure in paradise. Follow Maggie and John Kovac and they evade Hawaiian Mafia thugs.
Summers
lived in Hawaii for 25 years and brings her experience and knowledge of
Hawaiiana to life along with the mystique, superstitions and legends of the
Islands.
She will
appear with a group of authors at the Aztec Founder’s Day celebration from noon
to 3 p.m. on September 19th, at an Author’s Roundtable at the Farmington
Library on September 24th from 7 – 8:30 p.m., then again at the
Hastings Bookstore on Guadalupe in Santa Fe on October 9th. Listen to her interview on “Write on Four
Corners” with Connie Gotsch , KSJE Public Radio Friday, Sept. 18th
at 2:30 p.m. Pele’s Realm is available at the Farmington Library, Andrea
Kristina’s Kafe and Bookstore, several Hastings stores and the San Juan
Regional Medical Gift Market. They are also available directly from the author
at 505-516-4395 or E-mail: robertasummers@msn.com.
Summers has
owned a publishing house and is available for discussions on writing,
publishing and readings.
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| Connie Gotsch 4/20/2009 |
Gotsch Articles and Broadcasts Win Awards
The New Mexico Press Women announced the winners in their 2009 Communication Contest at the NMPW state conference this past weekend at the Courtyard by Marriot in Santa Fe.
KSJE FM program director, Connie Gotsch received several prizes including Second and Third places in the category of Special Reports Radio, and an Honorable Mention for a Radio Interview. All three were arts related and aired on her morning show Roving wiith the Arts.
In addition she received a First Place in the category Writing for the Web and Online Newsletters -- Commentary for reviews appearing on the web site readingnewmexico.com and a First Place in the category of Personality Profile of more than 500 Words for an article written for the Four Corners Free Press in Cortez.
A Personality Profile of more than 800 Words featuring San Juan College botanical illustration teacher and botanist Linda Mary Reeves won Gotsch a Third Place for Southwest Colorado Arts Perspective.
She also received an Honorable Menton for Special Articles Arts for a pair of pieces for the Free Press.
In addition to Roving with the Arts, Gotsch hosts the bi-weekly author’s show Write On Four Corners.
She is the author of two books, ‘Snap Me a Future,’ and ‘A Mouth Full of Shell.’ A third book, ‘Belle’s Star’ will come ut in August.
For more information contact her at conniegotsch.com or gotschc!@sanjuancollege.edu
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Connie Gotsch has had her black-and-white silver gelatin print photo Mother and Child accepted into the 19h Annual Faces of Women Show in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Gotsch took the photo in a northern village in Thailand in 2007.
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