Candace Simar - Award Winning Author and Poet, Presenter and Speaker

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Notes to Minnesota Library friends about my new book, Escape to Fort Abercrombie

Thanks to my successful Five Wings Arts Grant, I am doing a media blitz with Blue Cottage Agency to provide marketing and expertise to promote my newest book, ESCAPE TO FORT ABERCROMBIE. I spent the morning helping my publicist Krista Soukup get the postcards ready to go out to Minnesota libraries. What fun to recognize […]

Writer’s Path to Publishing FREE Workshop

Ready to get your writing out in the world, but not sure where to start? Stumped on how to know if your writing is ready for publishing, or how to connect with an agent? Get tips directly from regional authors and publishers on writing and publishing, and network with other writers and brush up on […]

Booklist Review of Escape to Fort Abercrombie by Candace Simar

Getting closer to the release of Escape to Fort Abercrombie. I’m very pleased with this Booklist review. What do you think? Booklist (12-12-17) This title releases FEB 2018 “The bittersweet ending leaves the reader just the right amount of unfinished drama to complete the next chapter in his or her own mind. A good read.” […]

Escape to Fort Abercrombie coming February 2018

Today my publicist, Krista Soukup of the BLUE COTTAGE AGENCY joined me for a work day to plan the release of ESCAPE TO FORT ABERCROMBIE. This new YA/Crossover is set to be released by Five Star Cengage (a subsidy of the Thorndike Conglomeration) in February 2018. What is a YA/Crossover? It’s a young adult book […]

2017 Has Been a Year of Blessing

What a great year 2017 has been for me. The completion and release of Dear Homefolks, the wonderful readers I have met across the Upper Midwest, the Western Writers of America Convention in Kansas City, an inspiring writing retreat or two at Annunciation Monastery, a fantastic week of learning with Sheila O’Connor, working on my […]