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Kirby Larson is the acclaimed author of the 2007 Newbery Honor Book, Hattie Big Sky, a young adult historical novel inspired by her great-grandmother, Hattie Inez Brooks Wright, who homesteaded by herself in eastern Montana as a young woman.

Kirby’s passion for historical fiction is reflected in The Fences Between Us (Scholastic, Dear America series; September 2010) and The Friendship Doll (Delacorte; May 2011). She is currently at work on a sequel to Hattie Big Sky.

Helen Landalf's debut young adult novel, Flyaway, was released by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in December, 2011.

She is also author of two picture books, including The Secret Night World Of Cats (Smith & Kraus, 1998), which was illustrated by her autistic brother, Mark Rimland, and received a 1998 Parent Publishing Association Honor award, as well as five nonfiction books for teachers on integrating dance and drama into the curriculum.

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This month's highlights include:

► Submissions Open for Christian Magazine and Fiction Writing Contest
► Promotional Opportunity for Kindle Authors
► New Publisher of Boy-Centered Middle Grade Taking Submissions
► New Agent Seeks Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
► Twentieth Annual Self-Published Book Awards Taking Entries
► Spice Up Your Writing With Tasty Details
► Stop! Read this Before You Publish Your Book!
► Important Lessons From Two Best-Selling Authors
► How To Take Your Online Marketing to New Levels
► Going From Outline to Finished Manuscript

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Founded in 1990, Children's Book Insider is a family business based in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado.

CBI Publisher Laura Backes has served as an editor and literary agent, and has been published herself by Random House, Writer's Digest and The Writer, among many others. She was Technical Editor of Writing Children's Books for Dummies and is the co-founder of the acclaimed Children's Author's Bootcamp workshops.

Jon Bard owned a New York-based public relations firm and was one of the field's top copywriters before joining Laura in making Children's Book Insider a full-time family effort. He is responsible for the development of The CBI Clubhouse and oversees the day to day operation of the site.

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