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Imagine having a daughter like this girl, the parental bragging rights,
and the sheer astonishment of having been the two people who raised this
person. This old beat-up world needs young people like Woodburn, an original voice
filled with creativity, integrity, and gentle boldness. This young adult is putting a
microphone in the face of our youth, raising up the voices of her generation in much
needed harmony.
Woodburn recently signed a contract with a highly regarded New York agency to represent
her first novel, The Identity Theft of Dani Norhall, which was a semi-finalist in the
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.
She is the author of two self-published short story
collections. Her first, There's a Huge Pimple on My Nose, was published when
she was in fifth grade. Before you smile at how sweet that is let me tell you the book
received a glowing review in the Los Angeles Times.
Her collection, 3 a.m.,
also received impressive reviews.
Laurie Stolarz, award-winning author of the best-selling
Blue is for Nightmares series, sums Woodburn up beautifully, "She is a very gifted writer
whose work celebrates the beauty and humor of everyday life."
Woodburn has been a guest on the CBS Early Show, with host Hannah Storm. She is
the youngest author ever featured on the nationally-syndicated PBS book talk show,
Between the Lines. Her short fiction has been published in Cicada and The Hudson
Valley Literary Magazine.
Writing awards include a Gold Medal in The Scholastic Art,
and first place in both the national Byline Magazine Short Story
Contest and Let’s Write Short Fiction Contest.
She has written articles for: The Los
Angeles Times, Ventura County Star, Family Circle, Writer's Digest, The Writer,
CO-ED, Listen, Justine, Encounter, So, You Wanna Be a Writer?, and four issues
of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, including Chicken Soup for the Teenage
Soul IV, and Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul. In addition, she wrote a feature-length play
for her high school production, and is writing a one-act play script
for the USC One-Act Play Festival.
In her spare time she teaches online writing courses for teens at
http://learning.absynthemuse.com.
She is also coordinator-workshop instructor for the Young Writers Program at
the prestigious Santa Barbara Writers Conference.
In 2000, Woodburn established her nonprofit foundation, "Write On!" to encourage youth to discover
the joys of reading and writing. The website features essay contests, book reviews,
helpful writing prompts, author interviews, and pages for young authors to
showcase their writing. She holds an annual Holiday Book Drive and in the past few years
has collected thousands of new books that she donates to underprivileged kids.
To sign up for her free "Write On!" monthly e-newsletter, or to receive information about starting a
"Write On!" chapter in your community, please e-mail her.
Her books are available on her website, and 3 a.m. is available at
http://www.amazon.com
and
http://www.barnesandnoble.com.
Services: Available for critiquing and proofreading, and when time allows,
available for project collaborations.
Creative Artists Commnity
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