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Become A Featured Author
Every quarter, The Reading Tub™ showcases new authors and authors with new books. Do you fit this bill?
To Become a Featured Author requires a minimum $150 contribution. We do a lot of work to promote you and, in return for this service, we ask that you support us. Your donation helps us help children learn to read. Remember: if they can't read, who will buy your book?The Interview Schedule 2008
Winter 2008 (February 2008)
Frances Gilbert, author Turtle on a Summer's Day, Celeste and Regine in the Rain Forest, Goodnight World Outside.
Amber T. Kingston, author Laura and the Leprechaun
Patrick Mader, author Oma Finds a Miracle and Opa and Oma Together.
Tara Rison, Entrepreneur and owner of The Itty Bitty Bookworm.
Spring 2008 (May 2008)
Leona DeRosa Bodie, author One is Fun
Peter DeWitt, author Toaster Pond and Isabella...and the Room of Lost Brooms
Marianne Richmond, author Hooray for You, I Wished for You, and You are My Wish Come True.
Summer 2008 (July 2008)
Thora Gabriel, author Chessie Bligh and the Scroll
Dr. Mosetta Penick Phillips-Cernak, author The Wishing Flower
Hannah Stahlhut, author Journey to the Homeland
Jennifer Swanson, author Penny and Rio: The Mysterious Backyard Meeting
Fall 2008 (October 2008)
Joyce Bernadine, author The Teeth Keepers
Vicki Ebeling, Ph.D., author The Winner's Group
Lily Guzman, author The Caterpillar Story / La Historia de la Oruga
Julia Rose, author The Gift Keepers
Candi Sparks author Max Gets It, Can I Have Some Money? series
The Interview Schedule 2009
Winter 2009 (February 2009)
Robert Z. Hicks, author Tommie Turtle's Secret
One slot is already gone for Winter 2009! Contact us today. Author Showcase Packages
The Standard Author Showcase Package includes these features:
- We create two pages on our Web site for you: a bio page that features you and includes images of your book covers; and a separate page with the interview.
- We add your name - and links to our interview - on every page on the Reading Tub™ Web site. You are highlighted in our Current Feature list for 90 days, and then you are listed in our Showcase Archive.
- We link your interview to our profile of your book. That link remains active forever.
- We introduce you and your books to the world through The Wash Rag, our quarterly newsletter, sent to Registered readers and posted on our blog.
- We write and publish a press release announcing your selection as a Featured Author.
- We advertise your upcoming participation on this page at least one quarter in advance, building anticipation of your interview.
A Premier Author Package requires a $300 donation. It includes all of the features above and covers licensing permission to use the interview in your promotional material beyond a Web Site/URL reference.We can work with you on timing. For example, if you have a book coming out in the spring, then we can arrange a feature for the Winter or Spring quarters. Read our schedule to meet some of the authors who have already signed on.Read on to Learn More ...
Becoming a featured author is quite simple. If you have published a book for kids ages 0 to 13, then we'd love the chance to share YOUR story with our registered readers and Web site visitors. Just send us an E-mail with answers to the following questions.Is your book in the Tub? We like to share the story-behind-the-story with our readers, so we want to make sure we've read your book and have a profile before we set up an interview. If your book isn't in the Tub™, we'll be happy to take the request. Keep reading … Is your book available for free? The Reading Tub™ is a public charity. We do not purchase books for review. You must be willing to donate a copy to the Tub. Click here to learn how donating your book can help you. Do you have a Web site?
To be considered for the featured author program, you must have a Web site that readers can visit and you must agree to promote the Reading Tub™ on that site for at least six months. Please provide a link to your site in your Email. Are you a Registered Reader? After you Email us, please take a moment to register with the Reading Tub™. That way, we can keep you up-to-date on what's happening and you'll have the opportunity to share others' stories.
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