Tuesday, January 1, 2013

New Year! New Book!!

Happy New Year, Paper Waiters! I am so excited to be starting off the new year with some good news... some VERY good news! My picture book, Mystery at the Miss Dinosaur Pageant has been... acquired by Caroline Abbey of Bloomsbury Children's Books!! Yay!!!!

I am so excited I finally get to share my good news. This fun and wacky picture book is near and dear to my heart and I would like to extend a huge thank my awesome Paper Wait critique group for guiding me through revisions (and for believing in it when they first saw an early draft!). And a huge thank you to my awesome agent, Teresa Kietlinski, for believing in this story and helping it to find the right editor!

So please help me celebrate! Take a piece of cake, a scoop of ice cream and join the party!

Can't wait to celebrate lots more good news for all the wonderful Paper Waiters in 2013!

Posted by Brianna Caplan Sayres at 4:53 PM
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25 comments:

  1. Linda A.January 1, 2013 at 8:21 PM

    Brianna,
    I'm sipping hot chocolate to celebrate! Congratulations! So happy for you. What an awesome group The Paper Wait members are.
    Keep 'em coming group.

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  2. Sharon Wildey CalleJanuary 1, 2013 at 8:57 PM

    Brianna,
    A banana split for me and a big hooray for you! All your hard work and creativity is paying off. Here's wishing that 2013 brings lots more great news!!

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  3. Ariel Zeitlin CookeJanuary 1, 2013 at 9:09 PM

    Mega congratulations, Briana! What a great way to start off the new year!

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  4. Ariel Zeitlin CookeJanuary 1, 2013 at 9:09 PM

    Mega congratulations, Briana! What a great way to start off the new year!

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  5. J.A. PalermoJanuary 2, 2013 at 1:37 PM

    I'll bring the champagne! Huge congratulations for a job well done!

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  6. Brianna Caplan SayresJanuary 2, 2013 at 2:22 PM

    Thanks so much for the congrats, guys! Such a fun party!

    Linda-- Hope you enjoyed your hot chocolate! And I agree, this is an awesome group! I am looking forward to many more celebrations with all the wonderful manuscripts I have seen (and not seen, now that I live across the country).

    Sharon-- A banana split sounds awesome! Hope it was delicious!

    Ariel-- Thanks so much for the congratulations!

    J.A.-- Thanks so much for bringing the champagne (and for believing in this silly manuscript from the beginning. :o) )

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  7. Stephanie J. BlakeJanuary 2, 2013 at 3:07 PM

    Whoo hoo! Way to start the new year right!

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  8. JodyJanuary 2, 2013 at 3:27 PM

    Yay, Brianna! Congratulations!!

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  9. Robin ConstantineJanuary 2, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    Brianna.....

    WOO HOO!!!! What awesome news! Sounds like a great picture book :) Although I would expect no less from your incredible talent!! Great way to start the year!!!

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  10. Gale Sypher JacobJanuary 2, 2013 at 6:47 PM

    So happy to hear those dinos and gong to rock on . . . and on. Loved you idea from the first rough draft! The multiple revisions paid off!

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  11. Brianna Caplan SayresJanuary 2, 2013 at 8:05 PM

    Thanks guys! It is so fun to celebrate with other Paper Waiters!

    Stephanie-- This definitely feels like an awesome way to start off the new year!

    Jody-- Thanks so much for the congrats!

    Robin-- So much fun to get to celebrate with each other these past couple of weeks! Congrats again on your novel!!

    Gale-- Thanks so much for believing in those wacky dinos from the beginning. And for pointing out that the emperor has no clothes... or, more accurately, that the picture book had no plot after reading that long ago first draft!

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  12. Mirka BreenJanuary 2, 2013 at 8:28 PM

    What a fabulous way to start 2013, Briana. Makes me very happy. Bloomsbury is a wonderful publisher.

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  13. Brianna Caplan SayresJanuary 3, 2013 at 1:53 AM

    Thanks so much, Mirka! Bloomsbury is a wonderful publisher and I am so excited that I am going to be working with them!

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  14. Julie WhelanJanuary 3, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    Congratulations Brianna! Great news. Happy happy new year!

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    Congratulations! What a super fab way to start the new year!

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  16. Brianna Caplan SayresJanuary 4, 2013 at 2:19 AM

    Thanks so much, Julie and Laura! Definitely a great way to start off the year!

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  17. daisy whitneyJanuary 4, 2013 at 12:10 PM

    Thrilled for you! Caroline is one of my editors and she is brilliant!!!!!!

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  18. Brianna Caplan SayresJanuary 4, 2013 at 5:37 PM

    Thanks so much, Daisy! I am so looking forward to working with Caroline! I already love her revision suggestions!

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  19. Joseph S. RamirezJanuary 4, 2013 at 6:54 PM

    Bravo! Heard about the news on the CW list. Way to go.

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  20. Jenni BielickiJanuary 4, 2013 at 8:11 PM

    How very aweseome is that!!! Congratulations and *clink* cheers.

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  21. Brianna Caplan SayresJanuary 6, 2013 at 12:51 PM

    Thanks so much, guys! This has been a fantastic party!

    Joseph--Thanks so much for coming over to celebrate from the CW list!

    Jenni-- Definitely awesome!! Thanks for celebrating with me! "Clink", Cheers!

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  22. EileenJanuary 7, 2013 at 10:36 PM

    Wonderful news! Warm and well deserved Congratulations!

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  23. Brianna Caplan SayresJanuary 8, 2013 at 1:34 AM

    Thanks so much, Eileen! So fantastic to celebrate with our wonderful group!

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  24. Dawn PisturinoJanuary 8, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    Congratulations!

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  25. Brianna Caplan SayresJanuary 10, 2013 at 10:32 PM

    Thanks so much, Dawn!

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