Oregon Spirit Book Award

I'm incredibly excited to announce that In the Shadow of Blackbirds was named the winner in the Young Adult category of the Oregon Spirit Book Award for 2013. The award in presented by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English (OCTE). April Henry's The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die and Bridget Zinn's Poison were named honor books in the Young Adult category.

Only Oregon authors were eligible for this award, so I know several of the authors whose books appeared on the 2013 Oregon Spirit Book Award shortlist, including one of my buddies from my weekly writing and coffee dates, Teri Brown (Born of Illusion, Born of Deception), and fellow Corsets, Cutlasses, & Candlesticks member Susan Hill Long (Whistle in the Dark). Congratulations to everyone!

Huge thanks to the OCTE for bestowing this honor upon In the Shadow of Blackbirds!

THE CURE FOR DREAMING Goodreads Giveaway

Good news! Amulet Books/Abrams is offering a giveaway for twenty advance reading copies (ARCs) of The Cure for Dreaming! To enter, head over to Goodreads and follow the instructions on the site. The giveaway runs until June 20, 2014, and it's open to U.S. and Canadian residents. Now, I've already heard from readers in other countries who were disappointed to learn that they're unable to enter. Rest assured, I have a feeling A&C Kids UK will eventually run international ARC giveaways, just as they did with In the Shadow of Blackbirds.

I haven't actually seen the ARCs for The Cure for Dreaming yet, but it sounds like they'll be available in June. If you're going to Book Expo America this week, I don't think the ARCs will be there, but you can stop by the Abrams Books booth, #2727, to be absolutely sure—and to check out their other Fall 2014 ARCs. Advance copies of The Cure for Dreaming will definitely be available at the ALA Annual Conference in June, as will I. Please see my Events page for my signing and speaking schedule.

I will list options for requesting ARCs as soon as I know they're available. The Cure for Dreaming should also be appearing on NetGalley in the coming weeks.

I can't believe early readers will be meeting this new book of mine soon! I can't wait to share it with everyone.

More Upcoming Events, Including a June 4 YA Panel

I now have several appearances officially scheduled, including an extremely fun YA panel coming up on June 4, 2014. The details:

Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 6:30 pm
Manaia Coffee House and Grill (event presented by Jacobsen's Books)
203 E. Main St., Hillsboro, Oregon
Spring into Summer with Cool YA Reads panel and signing with Cat Winters, Paula Stokes, Miriam Forster, and Tara Kelly.

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I've also started scheduling my book tour for The Cure for Dreaming, including my October 25 launch party at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing in Beaverton, Oregon! Here are all of my June through November 2014 appearances (so far):

Saturday, June 28, to Sunday, June 29, 2014
2014 ALA Annual Conference
Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sat., June 28, 2:30-3:00 pm—Abrams/Amulet Book Buzz
Sun., June 29, 8:30-10:00 am—YALSA's YA Author Coffee Klatch 
Sun. June 29, 2:00-3:00 pm—Signing at Abrams Booth #628

Thursday, July 17, 2014, 5:30 pm
Tillamook County Library 
1716 3rd St., Tillamook, Oregon
In the Shadow of Blackbirds presentation, Q&A session, giveaways, signing.

Saturday, October 25, 2014, 4:00 pm
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton, Oregon
LAUNCH PARTY FOR THE CURE FOR DREAMING!!!! I'll be bringing treats and giveaways to celebrate the release of both my newest novel and the paperback edition of In the Shadow of Blackbirds.

Saturday, November 8, 2014, 4:00 pm
University Book Store
4326 University Way NE, Seattle, Washington
The Cure for Dreaming reading and signing.

More 2014 events are currently in the works. Please keep an eye on www.catwinters.com/p/events.html for updates.