My fabulous friends, Lisa and Laura, got their first book deal this week for A Kate Lowry Mystery: THE HAUNTING OF PEMBERLY BROWN.
After a long 5 month submission process.
They have fulfilled one dream in a long line of many. And Im so happy I've have been on this journey with them.
And of course to make it really official - here is the PW announcement. See it is real!
CHILDREN'S: YOUNG ADULT
Lisa Roecker and Laura Roecker's A Kate Lowry Mystery: THE HAUNTING OF PEMBERLY BROWN, a quick-witted mystery starring a private-school sleuth with attitude and pearls, who receives an email from her dead best friend, to Daniel Ehrenhaft at Sourcebooks, for publication in Spring 2011, by Catherine Drayton at Inkwell Management (NA).
Go to their blog to congratulate them and to get the dirty scoop on their publishing journey so far!
Congrats to them!!! They must be on cloud nine!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the shout out Shelli. You rock!
ReplyDeleteCongrats, ladies! Yay for love around the blogosphere.
ReplyDeleteHow fun is that?!!! Love to hear the winning stories! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Lisa and Laura.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to them! Exciting news.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to LiLa! They deserve it. I can't wait to see your name in a PW announcement...
ReplyDeleteOh how exciting!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSO excited for them!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! So exciting! I love their blog. Five months, exciting! Going over.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Lisa and Laura, and respect and appreciation to you for being so genuinely happy and proud : )
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize they were sisters. What a fun thing to share with your sister. My sister and I just share kids' clothes.
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