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Writing lets me soar into depths of my soul that I never knew existed!
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Donna McDine is a native of Rockland County, New York and lives with her husband and two daughters. She writes, moms, and is the Marketing Manager at Stories for Children Magazine from her home in Tappan.
Donna is an award-winning children's author, placing 12th in the 77th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition and twice in the 78th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition. Donna’s stories and features have been published in many print and online publications, and her first book, The Golden Pathway, will be published through Guardian Angel Publishing. Ms. McDine is the Marketing Manager at Stories for Children magazine and is also a member of the SCBWI, Musing Our Children, and The National Writing for Children Center. Learn more athttp://www.donnamcdine.com; if you sign the guestbook, you’ll receive a FREE e-Book Write What Inspires You: Author Interviews.
Donna’s publishing credits include:
- Cross & Quill ~ The Christian Writers Newsletter
- Diet Trends Review
- Hudson Valley Parent
- Institute of Children’s Literature Rx for Writers
- Kid Magazine Writers
- Long Story Short
- Magazine Markets for Children’s Writers 2009 ~ sample cover letter
- Mom Writer’s Literary Magazine
- Musing Our Children: Pages & Pen Newsletter
- Once Upon A Time Magazine
- Parenting Universe
- Psychology Again
- Robin Falls Magazine
- SCBWI Metro NY Newsletter
- Stories for Children Magazine
- Stories for Children Newsletter for Writers
- The National Writing for Children Center
- Writers’ Journal ~The Complete Writer’s Magazine
Awards:
- 78th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition ~ top 100 of Children’s/Young Adult Fiction Category –“The Hockey Agony”
- 78th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition ~ top 100 of Children’s/Young Adult Fiction Category –“Images of the Past” (excerpt)
- 77th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition ~ top 100 of Children’s/Young Adult Fiction Category – “The Golden Pathway”
Pending non-fiction articles:
- Boys’ Quest to be published in December 2012
- Hopscotch For Girls to be published in April 2014
She is also a children’s book reviewer for:
- The National Writing for Children Center
Surf on over to Donna's blogs:
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Accomplishments
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“The Golden Pathway,” 77th Annual Writers Digest Writing Competition, placed 12th in Children’s/Young Adult Fiction category
"The Hockey Agony" and "Images of the Past," 78th Annual Writers Digest Writing Competition, placing twice in the Children’s/Young Adult Fiction category.
Diploma April 2007: Institute of Children's Literature - Writing for Children and Teenagers
Writers Online Workshop: Fundamentals of Writing for Children Workshop
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Favorite Links
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Write What Inspires You
Daily and weekly musings of my writing career.
The Golden Pathway
Announcement of my first historical fiction story book based on the Underground Railroad, plus book reviews based on the Underground Railroad.
The National Writing for Children Center
The National Writing for Children's Center is the home of the Children's Writers Coaching Club (CWCC), and a growing resource for children's writers, aspiring children's writers, and elementary school teachers and/or librarians.
I am a member of the center and enrollment provides a weekly critique group, weekly tele-classes and much more support services.
Stop by and cruise the website...you too may find that this group is a must have resource in achieving your writing goals.
Musing Our Children Book Reviews by Kids!
In conjunction with Musing Our Children I'm pleased to announce Musing Book Reviews by Kids.
Have you read a good book lately? What did you think of the newest Harry Potter book? We welcome your thoughts and invite you to send us your review - you need to be under seventeen, sorry, no grownups here.
FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS: Our guidelines are quite simple and we'd love to have your children/students participating all year round. This will not only encourage them to read, but to write and read their published review online. We need you to help them send us the following: their first name, their age and grade level, city and country, the title and author of the book they read and their review - couldn't have a review site without reviews. Email it to: Lea Schizas: museitupeditor@yahoo.ca
Make sure to place KIDS REVIEW on the subject heading.
That's it. Nice and easy.We can't wait to read all the reviews to come our way.
Teachers go here: http://moactivitycenter.tripod.com/id9.html
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