I’m not gonna lie: yesterday was pretty sweet.
But since I’m still mostly incoherent with emotion, I’m going to use simple words and images to describe the day. (Warning: heavy exclamation point usage ahead.)
FLASH BURNOUT won the 2010 William C. Morris YA Debut Award. See the gold sticker on there?
I get a gold sticker!!!
For a complete list of the American Library Association award winners and honor books – including Portland’s own Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, whose book Diego, Bigger Than Life – won a Pura Belpre Award!! – go
here.
BFF and Cupcake Queen
lisa_schroeder apparently dropped everything to bake these and bring them to my house!!!
My favorite publisher – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – sent me these!!!
My superstar agent – Jennifer Laughran – sent me these!!!
After a long day of listening to me say, “Hey! Guess what!? My book won the Morris Award!!” my husband and son accompanied me to a celebratory dinner at The Charthouse.
Oh man, is it 6:30 already? I have to get ready for work!
A couple of last thoughts: when the book’s title was announced as the winner … people cheered.
(Chills/joy/tears)
At the awards ceremony last night in Boston, when they played my “Thank you for the nomination” video – which kind of stood in for an acceptance speech – people laughed in all the right places. (I’m so glad someone recorded the event and posted it online!!)
(Happy sigh.)
I will find out if I have permission to post that video here. It’s specific to the lovely librarians, but my one friend who, as I mentioned, actually likes to read all my interviews - hi, Anastasia! One of these days you're going to log in and leave a comment and I'm going to faint from shock! - would really like to see it.
But since I’m still mostly incoherent with emotion, I’m going to use simple words and images to describe the day. (Warning: heavy exclamation point usage ahead.)
FLASH BURNOUT won the 2010 William C. Morris YA Debut Award. See the gold sticker on there?
I get a gold sticker!!!
For a complete list of the American Library Association award winners and honor books – including Portland’s own Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, whose book Diego, Bigger Than Life – won a Pura Belpre Award!! – go
here.
BFF and Cupcake Queen
lisa_schroeder apparently dropped everything to bake these and bring them to my house!!!
My favorite publisher – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – sent me these!!!
My superstar agent – Jennifer Laughran – sent me these!!!
After a long day of listening to me say, “Hey! Guess what!? My book won the Morris Award!!” my husband and son accompanied me to a celebratory dinner at The Charthouse.
Oh man, is it 6:30 already? I have to get ready for work!
A couple of last thoughts: when the book’s title was announced as the winner … people cheered.
(Chills/joy/tears)
At the awards ceremony last night in Boston, when they played my “Thank you for the nomination” video – which kind of stood in for an acceptance speech – people laughed in all the right places. (I’m so glad someone recorded the event and posted it online!!)
(Happy sigh.)
I will find out if I have permission to post that video here. It’s specific to the lovely librarians, but my one friend who, as I mentioned, actually likes to read all my interviews - hi, Anastasia! One of these days you're going to log in and leave a comment and I'm going to faint from shock! - would really like to see it.
- Current Mood:
happy and amazed and incoheren
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Comments
Thank you for posting it!!!
That restaurant gave you a special menu? So. Cool!! And cupcakes, from Lisa! Your day was pretty awesome!!
Soooo happy for you, Lisa!
Edited at 2010-01-19 03:34 pm (UTC)
Kristin
Ilene
What is the Morris Award winner doing now??
xoxo
(The Morris Award winner is drinking coffee.) :-)