Last August, WriteOn Joliet participated in Kidz Fest in downtown Joliet for the first time.
We gave away nearly 90 locally authored books for kids and adults, which I purchased with my manuscript editing funds.
We also gave away approximately one hundred bookmarks people could color at home.
We distributed eighty-five special subscription offers to The Herald-News in Joliet.
We gave away word finds and crossword puzzles based on some of the books.
And our word blocks were hugely successful, especially
after the books disappeared. Kids and adults enjoyed manipulating our 48
double-sided blocks (so 96 words in all) to create fun sentences and simple
short stories.
On Aug. 2, WriteOn Joliet will participate in Kidz Fest again this year with the same activities.
Except this year, I'm hoping to give away even more books. You see, those 90 books were gone in the first 90 minutes of a five-hour event.
Now, I do have one small sponsor (so far) to help with said book costs.
But otherwise, I'm planning on self-funding the books again.
Would you be willing to help my efforts to connect local writers with local readers?
Why are we doing this?
How to help
1. Browse our list of WriteOn Joliet authors (below) with links to their books.
2. Purchase the book(s) you'd like to gift for the giveaway at Kidz Fest.
3. Mail to: Denise M. Unland, P.O. Box 2789, Joliet, IL, 60436.
4. Add a note for the author if you like. I'll make sure he/she/they recieves it.
Can I deduct my purchase at tax time?
Unfortunately, since WriteOn Joliet is not a nonprofit, you will not be able to write off your purchase at tax time.
But your gift will encourage local writers to keep writing.
And your purchase will place locally authored books into the hands of readers and nonreaders alike.
For kids who struggle with reading or who aren't enthused about reading, simply taking home a book written by someone in their community can help strip the mystique sway from books.
And perhaps it may spark their own creativity, knowing writing a book is really, really possible.
Because someone in their own community has written the one they are reading.
WriteOn Joliet Authors
Books links in bold are for young children and up.
Book links in bold and italics are suitable for middle grade and up.
Most adult books are suitable for young adult, except where adult themes are noted.
Finally, if you are unable to help, be assured we will have plenty of books to give away. I've worked on extra projects over this past year to raise the necessary funding.
Happy browsing!
Mauverneen Blevins
Original photography and text of local birds for young children
I KNOW That Bird!: Introducing Young Children to some common birds of the backyard
Edward Calkins
Literary nonsense, adult themes
Denise M. Baran-Unland Irish Genealogy
Holly Coop
A Cup of Inspiration To Go Please: My Heart Runneth Over
Heart Strings: Forever Wanderer
Locks of Love: A Book of Encouragement
A Line in the Sand: A Journey Towards Forgiveness
The Rooster Diaries - Nuggets of Wisdom, Whimsy, and Woe
Russ Enfire
Slasher romance novel, adult themes
Diana Estell
Fantasy novel
Dale Hansen
Inspirational
Always Moving Forward: Who is Running your Life?
When Life Gets Shaky: Parkinson's and Life's Trials
Tom Hernandez
Short fiction, slice of life essays, poetry
Chocolate Cows And Purple Cheese: And Other Tales From The Homefront
The Edge of Middle: Thoughts from the top of the hill
The Weekly Fruit And Vegetable Report: Tales andTidbits from a New Grandpa
Cean Magosky
Local history
Historic Impression Volume II: The Second Year ofArticles
R. Michael Markley
Christian crime novels
SusieB Midlock
Sue Mydliak
Paranormal romance novels, Southern humor
Rosewood Collection: The Complete Series
James Pressler
Colleen H. Robbins
Young adult fantasy, slice of life essays
Night Breeze and Moonbeams: Stories and Poems of Myth,Magic, and the Medieval
Invasive Species and Other Light Horror
Stories of a Sheltered Suburbanite
Jennifer Russ
Young adult novel
Chris Sarcletti
Travel books
Bits and Pieces of a Tasty World
See, Live, Eat: Globetrotting with a Fork and a Conscience
A Family Travels as One: A North American TravelMemoir
Kevin Trusty
Supernatural short stories, baseball stories
(Not) Just Another Ballgame: Stories from Baseball's Past
Denise M. Baran-Unland
Inspirational
For a list of BryonySeries books, visit "Books of the BryonySeries: A Quick Overview" and select books there, ordering in the same way as the above books and mailing to the same address.
The Bertrand the Mouse books are suitable for young children.
The Adventures of Cornell Dyer and The Girls of the BryonySeries books are suitable for age eight and up.
For bulk rates on BryonySeries books or if you'd like to purchase an entire trilogy or subseries, email us at bryonyseries@gmail.com.
Pictured: WriteOn Joliet Mauverneen Blevins happily shows off our empty table, less than two hourts into Kidz Fest last year.
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