NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY 8 – Contest Winners Announced & Wrap-up!
WELCOME TO NAPIBOWRIWEE DAY 8 – CONTEST RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
This is it! We’re done. We wrote (or tried to write) 7 picture books in 7 days! It’s now the 8th Day, when Paula said we could rest. 🙂 I hope everyone had a chance to sleep in on a lazy Sunday morning or that you will take some time on Unofficial Day 8 to celebrate your hard work with a treat for yourself. I highly recommend chocolate and/or ice cream. 🙂
My Day 7 was supposed to be a lazy Saturday but ended up being rather rushed because on top of an early dentist cleaning appointment (always floss! I do! Every day!), poor Oreo’s feline asthma kicked in and I had to rush to the vet to pick up his first inhaler. 🙁 Poor baby! So I was dealing with that and also furiously vacuuming/cleaning the house so we could get rid of as many potential allergens/dust in the air!
I didn’t start writing until 4 PM! So what happened? Did Paula finish Book 7?
THE HONEST ANSWER… NO.
IN FACT… Paula read through her Books 1-6 and deemed her orchestra alphabet book to be INCOMPLETE. She’s not happy with the sketchy draft that seems more like an outline than draft.
So Paula DISQUALIFIED ONE OF HER OWN BOOKS. See. This is me being totally honest and raw with you guys! 🙂
OFFICIAL TOTAL NUMBER OF BOOKS WRITTEN AND COMPLETED BY PAULA YOO FOR 2016’S NAPIBOWRIWEE… 5 out of 7.
BUT… THE GOOD NEWS…
Paula’s Book No. 7? She had a huge brainstorm and spent the day researching and outlining. I now think this is also “The One.” I am TOTALLY going to write this book later this month.
In fact, I would say the books I wrote for Day 4 and Day 6 are also “The One.” In other words, the finished rough drafts of Day 4 and Day 6 books and the UNFINISHED Day 7 book (outline and research done only) are the official drafts I am seriously going to revise for the rest of the year and submit to my agent once they are ready.
So out of 5 books written, more than half have the potential to be submitted. Not bad! Yay! 🙂
So see, every year is different. Some years I get all 7 books done in 7 days. Other years, I don’t, like this year. (Please note: Even though I was working full-time this year on a TV job, I’ve managed to write 7 picture books in 7 days even WITH a full-time job in years past. This year was a little trickier, though.) But to have at least 3 books with submission potential after many serious revisions? Hello, winning! 🙂 Victory! 🙂
THIS is what I love about NAPIBOWRIWEE. You just never know how many books you might finish, how many of them ended up just being fun writing exercises to make you a better writer, and which ones might be diamonds in the rough! Every year is different and special.
How did you fare? What is your take-away lesson or epiphany from this week’s writing marathon? I can’t wait to hear everyone’s updates!
Now, onto the good stuff… 🙂 CONTEST RESULTS!
Every year, I manually printed out and cut up everyone’s names and put them in a hat. Some years my cats actually “chose” the winners. But we had an unusually HIGH amount of people participate this year, so to save time, I went digital and used a randomizer app to select the winners. They are listed below.
SPECIAL NOTE TO WINNERS: I WILL BE CONTACTING YOU VIA EMAIL THIS WEEK TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOUR PRIZES TO BE SENT OUT TO YOU. STAY TUNED!
And now… drum roll… our winners!
WINNER OF AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF GLENDA ARMAND’S “IRA’S SHAKESPEARE DREAM”
Sandie Sing
WINNER OF AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF GWENDOLYN HOOKS’ “TINY STITCHES: THE LIFE OF MEDICAL PIONEER VIVIEN THOMAS”
Natalie Lynn Tanner
WINNER OF AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF SYLVIA LIU’S “A MORNING WITH GRANDPA”
Deborah McCue
WINNER OF AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF JILL ESBAUM’S TEENY TINY TOADY
Katie (AKA email “kakfsu21″)
WINNER OF AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF PENNY PARKER KLOSTERMANN’S “THERE WAS AN OLD DRAGON WHO SWALLOWED A KNIGHT”
Noelle McBride
WINNER OF AN ORIGINAL PRINT BY ILLUSTRATOR SHIRLEY NG-BENITEZ!
Anita Jones
WINNER OF JODELL SADLER’S FREE WRITING CLASS STARTING JULY 11, 2016
Melissa Stoller
Joel Sadler says: “I would love to invite one writer into our Regular 4-week Pacing Picture Books to WOW class, which starts JULY 11, 2016, FREE.”
Pacing Picture Books to WOW: http://www.kidlitcollege.com/store/p1/Pacing_Picture_Books_to_WOW_%26_Advanced_Picture_Book_Pacing_Intensive.html
Pacing Picture Book to WOW Class: This course shares four online webinar in a series that shares the 10 Ps of pace-writing, and 20+ tools that will allow you to see new ways to move your writing. Plus, we host weekly critique-a-thons to help you activate your pacing! Sign up & really hone it! Writers struggle and cringe at just how challenging it is to hone their text down to the bones of a good story…but not anymore! This intensive shows writers how to move themselves to move stories and readers. Concrete examples will be shared and participants will discover how 20 ordinary tools will create extraordinary magic in picture (as well as middle grade, and YA) books. Attendees will walk away with oodles of editing options and a renewed excitement for just how fun crafting a story can be.
WINNER OF AUTOGRAPHED COPIES OF LEE & LOW’S “CONFETTI KIDS” DIVE INTO READING EARLY EMERGENT READER SERIES BOOKS #1 AND #2 BY PAULA YOO AND ILLUSTRATED BY SHIRLEY NG-BENITEZ
Shannon Stocker
WINNER OF AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF PAULA YOO’S “TWENTY-TWO CENTS: MUHAMMAD YUNUS AND THE VILLAGE BANK”
Susan Zonca
WINNER OF AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF PAULA YOO’S “SHINING STAR: THE ANNA MAY WONG STORY”
Michele Blood
WINNER OF AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF PAULA YOO’S “SIXTEEN YEARS IN SIXTEEN SECONDS: THE SAMMY LEE STORY”
Nancy Churnin
WINNER OF AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF PAULA YOO’S “GOOD ENOUGH”
Gabrielle Schoeffield
WINNER OF THE OFFICIAL NAPIBOWRIWEE MOUSEPAD
Joanne Sher
WINNER OF THE OFFICIAL NAPIBOWRIWEE BUTTON
Andrea J Loney
WINNER OF THE OFFICIAL NAPIBOWRIWEE TRAVEL MUG
Terri DeGezelle
WINNER OF THE OFFICIAL NAPIBOWRIWEE COFFEE MUG
Angie Quantrell
WINNER OF THE OFFICIAL NAPIBOWRIWEE TOTE BAG
Arin Wensley
WINNER OF THE OFFICIAL NAPIBOWRIWEE BEACH BAG
Shereen S.
WINNER OF THE OFFICIAL NAPIBOWRIWEE T-SHIRT
Robin Currie
WINNER OF THE OFFICIAL NAPIBOWRIWEE NOTEBOOK
Alexandra MacVean
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!!!! Please stay tuned – I will email everyone this week to make arrangements for your prizes!
THANK YOU to everyone who participated! I had a lot of fun and as always, learned a lot about the craft of writing picture books and the publishing industry from our special guest authors, editor and agents. Another huge round of applause for our generous guests JESSICA ECHEVERRIA OF LEE & LOW BOOKS, GLENDA ARMAND, GWENDOLYN HOOKS, SYLVIA LIU, TRICIA LAWRENCE OF THE ERIN MURPHY LITERARY AGENCY, JILL EBAUM, PENNY PARKER KLOSTERMANN, SYLVIA NG-BENITEZ & AGENT/WRITER/MENTOR JODELL SADLER!
And another round of applause for all you NAPIBOWRIWEE WRITING WARRIORS! Bravo!
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Well, I think it’s time we all celebrated and took the day off! Congratulations. Please keep in touch and let me know how your writing journey goes. We’ve had people participate in the past who ended up getting published from drafts they wrote during this event (or inspired by this event)! Thank you again for all your wonderful comments and friendship.
As always, remember… HAPPY WRITING! WRITE LIKE YOU MEAN IT! 🙂
Congratulations to those winners! Thank you to Paula and all your guests for the challenge and inspiration to write.
Paula, Thank you for sharing your time with us. I enjoyed the PB writing spirit this week. My Story #1 kept pulling me back into it. But Stories #2 – #6 are rough first drafts. And Story #7 didn’t happen.
Congratulations to the winners!
Thank you all and congratulations to all the lucky winners! I’m so happy to be a part of a large writing family. You really are special.
During the off season please check out @TheMacaroniPen (Twitter) and https://www.facebook.com/The-Macaroni-Pen-260720724132860/ (Macaroni Pen on FaceBook) I’m always looking for new articles on family and community reading so if you have something along those lines I’d love to see it.
Paula thanks again as always… YOU ROCK!
Congrats Seth for getting some writing done and so awesome to “see” you again at our event. Definitely checking out the Macaroni Pen, how wonderful! xo P.
Great week! Thanks for hosting this fun event!
Thank you, Paula! This has been an exhilarating week! I’ve loved reading your humorous, information-filled posts. Your writing is the perfect combination of humor, sarcasm, information and encouragement!
I’ve written seven drafts and now it’s time to appraise and edit. I’m not sure if they will all survive the editing process, but I learned so much this week. I think I have a few that have “The One” potential. (What a great expression.) Or, perhaps, on Day 8, I NEED to believe they have “The One” potential. Either way, I am excited to see where these drafts will take me.
I hope Day 8 is calmer than Day 7 for you and that Oreo feels better soon.
Thank you again!
Congratulations, Prize Winners! I feel as though we’re all winners for participating in this experience. I’m hoping to see some of your manuscripts published, and mine, too.
Yay! I won the cool NaPiBoWriWee mug! How did you know I have to have my cup of tea every morning? And now I can’t forget to watch for May to come rolling around again! Thank you! SWEET!
Thank you so much, Paula, for organizing the week. Thank you to all of the guests and other participants. This has been a wonderful boost to my writing. I think I need this community to keep the fires lit. 🙂
Hugs and thanks for your awesome comments Angie. Just emailed you to go over the snail mail arrangements of your prize, so keep a look out for that. xo P.
FANTASTIC! Congratulations, prize winners! In the spirit of being “totally honest and raw,” I’ll admit that I am jealous of the winners of some of those prizes I reeeeally wanted. 😉
I’m excited to revisit my 7 drafts, & see what I can make of them.
For my co-napibowriwee-ers, I applaud your efforts this week!
Congratulations Paula on getting 5 done! That’s such a great accomplishment. More important is that you set out to inspire PB writers to get their stories written and you accomplished that as well. Kids all over the world will benefit from all of this hard work. ? Well done and thank you!!!!
And, congratulations to everyone who were inspired this week to write new books, revise old and everyone who won a prize! We are all winners. ?
This has been great, Paula! It has been a perfect motivator. I hope I can do it again next year…and…I’m so excited to win A MORNING WITH GRANDPA!
Congrats Deborah! I just sent you an email to you and Sylvia to make arrangements for your prize delivery. Please keep me CC’d and let me know if there are any problems but hopefully you’ll get your prize soon. Thanks again Sylvia too! xo P.
Congrats to everyone for the drafts you finished. And congrats to prize winners. And a huge thank you to you Paula for your honesty, leadership, and motivation. What a wonderful week!
Congratulations to the winners:)
And, to everyone who wrote and give it their best here’s a “job well done”.
Thanks again Paula. You are an extremely busy writer, musician and cat Mommy, yet you take your time to create and facilitate napibowriwee……you rock!!!!
See ya all next May,
Holly
I love that you are so encouraging, honest, and real. Thank you Paula and congratulations to everyone who participated. What a wonderful, difficult, demanding, but very cool week this was. I have grown thanks to NaPiBoWriWee! Thanks for encouraging my writing seeds to srprout a little. I shall keep watering them. Wishing you all the best on your creative journeys!!
Hugs Shirley and a pleasure to work with you on Confetti Kids. Thanks again for your generosity in the prize. I contacted both you and Anita via email to make arrangements for the delivery. Please keep me posted if there are any problems etc. xo P.
Congrats to the prize winners! And congrats to all of us– we won this week!
I had a decent NaPiBoWriWee as far as mss go. Not sure how many will go further but I think there are a couple of good ones. One thing that happened this week was pulling out the heart of each story when writing through the first draft. That was an accomplishment– making what seemed fuzzy, a little more concrete. Anyway! This week has been such a great exercise that definitely helped me get closer to my writing goals.
Thanks to everyone and especially Paula! 😀
Oh my goodness! I am so excited to be a winner! This book will be displayed in a place of honor on my shelf. Thank you all so much for this supportive, wonderful community of creative people. I am looking forward to someday meeting all of you in person!
Congrats Noelle and thanks for your awesome comments! Just emailed you to touch base for prize delivery arrangements. Keep an eye out for the email and let me know if there are any further questions or issues. xo P.
Congratulations to all the winners although I feel like a winner because I think 2 of my drafts are actually decent! ? Thanks so much for your cheerleading and daily posts and all your hard work, Paula! ❤️ XO
Thank you Paula for a fantastic event. 5 shiny new first drafts, one old ms finished and five decent plot outlines in place of yesterday’s #7. Plus loads of inspiration from you and all the participants. Loved it!
Thanks so VERY much, Paula! Can’t wait to get my hands on my mouse pad! And I got five drafts done – haven’t really looked them over yet to see which ones are “winners,” but I will! Was a great week for me – thanks a TON!
Congrats Joanne and thanks for the address info so I can send out your prize! xo P.
Woo! Thanks for the annual challenge Paula! Always great to focus in the dig deep for seven consecutive days and know that we’re all out there writing in sync. Great guests posts this year, as always, really helped boost creativity. See you in 2017 and congrats to all the winners!
Thank you so much, Paula!! On top of an amazing week of eduction and camraderie, and my picture book drafts ready for revision, I am so excited to win Jodell Sadler’s Pacing Picture Books to Wow class!! Thank you all for the support and encouragement!!! Long live NAPIBOWRIWEE!!!
Thanks Melissa and congratulations! I emailed you and Jodell re: arrangements for your prize. Please contact me if there are any questions or issues etc. xo P.
Hugs everyone and thanks for your very sweet comments. I’m so happy everyone had fun and got a chance to get some manuscripts written! FYI contest winners – I’ve emailed everyone re: prize delivery arrangements. Please contact me if there are any further questions or problems. Thank you and HAPPY WRITING! xo P.
Congratulations to all the winners and everyone who participated on NaPiBoWriWee 2016. Thank you Paula for your commitment with picture book literature. See you next year!
Maritza
Congratulations to all of the winners! Thank you again, Paula- this is my favorite challenge and I look forward to it every year! XO
Aaaaaaa – I never win anything! 1000 thank you for the T shirt and try week of intense writing. 7 manuscripts. – 3 with real possibilities!
Congrats Robin! Tnx for your email, I’ll contact you once it’s on its way. 🙂
I can’t believe it!! I actually won Shirley’s beautiful print!! I’m so excited! This has been a great week for me. I appreciate all the mentor’s who shared their thoughts and suggestions..and especially to Paula! This was truly an experience I won’t forget! I’ll be here next year for sure!
Congrats Anita! 🙂 Tnx for the email updates. Shirley, thank you again!
Paula Yoo, You rock! Congrats to all the winners. Of course, we’re all winners. Keep on writing!
Congrats to all the winners. I am always inspired during this week and so happy to focus on writing and more writing this week.
First, I hope Oreo feels better soon. Congratulations to all the winners! Thank You Paula for putting NaPiBoWriWee together every year and a Special Thank You to all of your guests for their inspiring posts that challenged us to become better writers.
Congratulations to everyone who finished drafts this week, no matter what the number. We who participated in NaPiBoWriWee are all winners!!
Thanks Sharon and Oreo is handling his new asthma inhaler like a pro. 🙂 He says meow! Glad you had fun again!
Congratulations to all the winners!!!
Thank you to Paula and all the guests for sharing your time and expertise. Thanks for getting me out of the rut and writing again. Looking forward to next year.
Congratulations to all the winners. But we are all winners. I had my seven so I won big. There are two that are really good too. Double winner. 🙂 Thanks to all the guests and to Paula. Without you, we wouldn’t have this.
GWENDOLYN HOOKS: THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU for the WONDERFUL prize and GIFT of “TINY STITCHES: THE LIFE OF MEDICAL PIONEER VIVIEN THOMAS”!!!! I know it will be inspirational to me as I research picture book biographies for my own writing in this genre! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS: THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU for your words of encouragement and inspiration throughout the week! It felt SO WONDERFUL to be part of a support group community of writers! I wish you the BEST of LUCK as you turn your rough drafts into works of art!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!
PAULA: THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!! NAPIBOWRIWEE woke me up from a deep sleep, where I have only been dreaming of writing — TO ACTUALLY WRITING!!!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU for this WONDERFUL and INSPIRATIONAL week! It might sound corny, but it’s true: this week has changed my life!!!! I will remember your words of wisdom (I am posting them where I will see them daily, to inspire me daily!): “always, remember… HAPPY WRITING! WRITE LIKE YOU MEAN IT! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!!
Hugs Natalie and thanks for your awesome email and this awesome post. I’m so glad you got a lot out of the event and congrats again!!!!! xo P.
Thank you, Paula and guests!! NAPIBOWRIWEE was such a great challenge and experience- looking forward to next year!
Thanks again, Paula, and thanks to all the guests :-). I look forward to participating again next year.