Author Archives: Donna Maloy, Author

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About Donna Maloy, Author

Captivating romantic suspense. History, mystery, and sometimes... a little touch of fantasy.

Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: A Bitter Dose of Query Stats

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Donna Maloy, Author

Sarah LaPolla is an agent with the Bradford Literary Agency.  She represents Adult, Middle Grade, and Young Adult manuscripts. Each year she tallies all the unsolicited (slush pile) queries she received and writes a post with the statistics. Many other … Continue reading →

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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: Make Queries Simple

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Donna Maloy, Author

Sue Miller is an agent with Donaghy Literary. She has previously worked with Scholastic Canada, the D4EO agency, and she hosted the Luso Reading Vox series at Dundas West Fest in Toronto. An admitted social media junkie, Sue has a … Continue reading →

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Teen Tuesday: 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Exhibition

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Donna Maloy, Author

The “Art.Write.Now.DC” exhibition, which features 80 selected works from the 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, will be on display at the U.S. Department of Education and the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities until August 2016. Teens … Continue reading →

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Teen Tuesday: Spreading a Love of Writing

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Donna Maloy, Author

This Milwaukee teen loves writing so much, she’s developed a non-profit organization that helps children not just write, but learn to write well about themselves and their own interests. Katie Eder, 15, is the founder and executive director of Kids … Continue reading →

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Teen Tuesday: New Library Groups for Teen Writers

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Donna Maloy, Author

I have a Google Alert set to tell me whenever there is a post or news item–anywhere–about “teen writers.” I have another one set to alert me to “written by teen” news. Sometimes the Google search monkey finds articles that … Continue reading →

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