I'm thrilled to earn an honorable mention for an unpublished, rhyming story in this year's PBParty, an online contest for kidlit authors world wide. Started by Mindy Alyse Weiss, this annual writing competition is a wonderful outlet for getting your work noticed by other writers, agents, and editors. It's the kind of encouragement we writers need to keep going, develop and revise new stories, and find forever homes for our work. Thank you to the judges, who read more than 1,100 pitches!!!