JanDunlap.com » awards http://jandunlap.com -- Author - Teacher - Speaker -- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:03:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 “Falcon Finale” meets the Raven! http://jandunlap.com/2011/10/falcon-finale-meets-the-raven/ http://jandunlap.com/2011/10/falcon-finale-meets-the-raven/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:59:26 +0000 admin http://jandunlap.com/?p=399 The Raven itself will be at Jan's book launch party for "Falcon Finale".

...more...]]> This Tuesday night, Oct. 11, is the book launch party at Once Upon A Crime for the fourth Birder Murder mystery titled “Falcon Finale.” I’m really excited about it, since I’ve been inviting all sorts of folks to stop in: readers, birders, U of MN Raptor Center staffers, National Eagle Center pals, friends, family, librarians, media folk. With each new book, I feel like my world is expanding as I meet new experts to help me out with research, not to mention the new readers I’m meeting at appearances and book signings.

If you’ve never been to Once Upon A Crime, you’re in for a treat – literally and figuratively. Pat and Gary, the store owners, are the nationally-recognized awesome hosts, and they’ve got the Raven itself on their shelf to prove it!  This past spring, OUAC was honored with the Raven Award by the Mystery Writers of America for “outstanding achievement in the  mystery field outside the realm of creative writing.” Be sure to check out the black statue in the shop when you come for the party. And please don’t feed the bird!

]]> http://jandunlap.com/2011/10/falcon-finale-meets-the-raven/feed/ 0 Nomination for 2nd Birder Murder http://jandunlap.com/2009/12/nomination-for-2nd-birder-murder/ http://jandunlap.com/2009/12/nomination-for-2nd-birder-murder/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:20:05 +0000 admin http://jandunlap.com/?p=288 I just received confirmation that my second Bob White Birder Murder, "Murder on Warbler Weekend," has been nominated for the 2009 Minnesota Book Award. That makes it two for two, since the first book in the series "The Boreal Owl Murder" received a nomination last year. Finalists will be announced in February.

This coming March is shaping up to be an interesting marketing month for me. The first weekend of the month I'll be at the International Owl Festival in Houston, MN. Last year's event was delightful, so I'm looking forward to meeting birders and signing books there again. For the last weekend in the month, I've been invited to come speak and sign books at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN. I haven't visited the new center there yet ...more...]]> I just received confirmation that my second Bob White Birder Murder, “Murder on Warbler Weekend,” has been nominated for the 2009 Minnesota Book Award. That makes it two for two, since the first book in the series “The Boreal Owl Murder” received a nomination last year. Finalists will be announced in February.

This coming March is shaping up to be an interesting marketing month for me. The first weekend of the month I’ll be at the International Owl Festival in Houston, MN. Last year’s event was delightful, so I’m looking forward to meeting birders and signing books there again. For the last weekend in the month, I’ve been invited to come speak and sign books at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN. I haven’t visited the new center there yet, and I’m really excited about seeing it and watching those gorgeous Bald Eagles from the center’s perfect vantage point. Check my events calendar for times and dates!

]]> http://jandunlap.com/2009/12/nomination-for-2nd-birder-murder/feed/ 0 Third time’s the charm… http://jandunlap.com/2009/04/third-times-the-charm/ http://jandunlap.com/2009/04/third-times-the-charm/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:24:02 +0000 admin http://jandunlap.com/v2/?p=64 ...more...]]> I don’t know how reliable that old saying proves, but I do know that I’m thrilled to be named a finalist for the 2008 Midwest Book Award for “The Boreal Owl Murder.” I learned this week that the novel had been nominated, which along with its earlier nominations for the Minnesota Book Awards and the Northeast Minnesota Book Awards, makes a trio of honors for my debut mystery. Winners will be announced in May.

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