Maureen Bush

Crow Boy Cover

Here’s the cover for Crow Boy. I love that crow!

Maureen

Golden Eagle Nomination

Feather Brain has been nominated for the Golden Eagle Reader’s Choice Award. It’s for Alberta authors only, voted on by kids in southern Alberta.

I’m delighted at the number of nominations etc. that Feather Brain has received – more than I ever hoped for. The full list is on the Feather Brain page of my website, maureenbush.com.

Maureen

Contest

I’m having another contest for Feather Brain. Griffith the wizard is looking for more ideas to develop into magical products; check out his store at www.howweirdcanyouget.com.

The prize, once again, will be a small leather-bound notebook for recording magical ideas, and a signed copy of Feather Brain. Adults are welcome to send in ideas, but only kids can win.

Maureen

Sunburst Honourable Mention

Feather Brain has received an Honourable Mention for the 2009 YA Sunburst Award (that’s The Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic). I’m a little puzzled, as Feather Brain is nowhere near a YA book, but still . . . this is fun. It’s a thrill to be on the Honourable Mention list with Arthur Slade (Jolted), and Kenneth Oppel (Starclimber), and one of my all-time favorites is on the shortlist: Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother.

The Shortlist (5 books) and Honourable Mention list (7 titles) would be a great place to search for recent Canadian fantasy and sci fi titles.

Maureen

The Nexus Ring’s Second Cover

Here’s the Scholastic cover for The Nexus Ring, published for a grade six in-class book club of fantasy novels.

Maureen