Awards and Appearances

Posted by Shawn Thomas Odyssey

Come have fun with me and Julie Andrews :-)

I'll be performing Sunday, April 22nd at:

LA Times Festival Of Books at USC

I’ll be on the Target Children’s Stage 2:55 – 3:15pm, Sunday April 22nd

Here’s a link: http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/program-schedule/

Then it's off to the Edgar Awards in New York City on April 26th, where THE WIZARD OF DARK STREET has been nominated for best juvinile novel.

And then its a quick flight to Washington DC for the annual Malice Domestic Convention and the Agatha Awards on April 28th, where THE WIZARD OF DARK STREET has also been nominated for best Children's/Young Adult novel.

And then it's back to California for a week long school book tour!

Lots of stuff happening. Hope to see some of you along the way.

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OONA CRATE: THE RIDDLE OF THE BLACK TOWER

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Here is the fantastic cover for the German translation of THE WIZARD OF DARK STREET. Its translated title is OONA CRATE: THE RIDDLE OF THE BLACK TOWER. Published by Thienemann, July 17th 2012 in Germany.

I absolutely love it!

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Edgar Award Nomination

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THE WIZARD OF DARK STREET has been nominated for a 2012 Edgar Award! One of five nominees for Best Juvenile Novel. It truly is an honor, and I am immensely excited to be in such great company. Here is a link to all of the nominees.

http://theedgars.com/nominees.html

Also, I just came back from the Wi7 Booksellers Convention in New Orleans. Had a great time signing books and meeting all of the wonderful booksellers from all over the US and Canada. And of course, the food and music was out of this world!

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Success and Motivation

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Here is a link to a guest post I did for Nathan Bransford's blog on success and motivation. Hope you all enjoy.

http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2011/11/success-and-motivation.html

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THE WIZARD OF DARK STREET contest

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CONTEST! Win Cool Wizard Stuff!

2 ways to enter

1. Purchase a copy of THE WIZARD OF DARK STREET (online or in store) between September 6^th and September 11^th and qualify for a fantastic giveaway! You could win your own set of The Wizard of Dark Street trading cards and more. Just send a copy of your email order conformation, or screenshot with conformation number, or scanned store receipt (feel free to black out any credit card info) to: contest@thewizardofdarkstreet.com (Will ship prizes to US addresses only)

Amazon, B&N, Powells, Indie Bound.

2. Already bought a copy of THE WIZARD OF DARK STREET? Still want to enter to win cool wizard stuff? Not to worry. Just write a review of THE WIZARD OF DARK STREET on Amazon.com between September 6^th and September 11^th, email a link of the review (your Amazon name included) to: contest@thewizardofdarkstreet.com (Will ship prizes to US addresses only)

Good luck! And please share.

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THE WIZARD OF DARK STREET BOOK RELEASE!

Posted by Shawn Thomas Odyssey in Book Release , Trading Cards

THE WIZARD OF DARK STREET HITS STORES TODAY! Where can you get it? In bookstores across the US and Canada, and of course at your favorite online bookseller. Such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Indie Bound

I’ll be celebrating throughout the day on Twitter and Facebook. Please join me.

Twitter: @ShawnOdyssey

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/shawnthomasodyssey

To celebrate, I’m giving away 10 complete sets of THE WIZARD OF DARK STREET trading cards! These are extremely cool, and I’m just betting that you want your very own set! Well here’s how you can get yours.

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