Official Blog of Candace Simar
Western Writers of America Convention 2014
I had a great time reconnecting with old friends and making new ones at this year’s Western Writers of America Convention in Sacramento. The historical tours and lectures were great. I learned about Chinese immigrants in the 19th century,
Northeast MN Book Award Event
No, Farm Girls didn’t win the Northeastern MN Book Award, but it was still a lot of fun to be nominated, and it’s always fun to do events with my sister, Angela Foster. The beautiful event was held at
Pass-the-Baton Blog
Recently I was invited to participate in a blogging tour. The idea was to bring information about writers to new readers through individual blogs. My sister blogged about me, and I asked Nancy Plain, a friend from Western Writers of
Release of Large Print Blooming Prairie
Five Star Cengage does a great job with cover art. Wouldn’t you agree? BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Spur Award finalist and fourth book in the ABERCROMBIE TRAIL SERIES, is coming out soon in large print/hard cover. A big thank you to Five
Judging the 2014 Spur Award for Juvenile Fiction
What a privilege to be invited by the Western Writers of America to be part of the judging panel for the 2014 Spur Award in Juvenile Fiction. I’ll admit that reading the huge stack of this year’s submissions was a
Historical Research at the Gale Family Library~Guest post by Blue Cottage Agency
Where it all happens…. Let me introduce myself, I am Krista Rolfzen Soukup, Candace Simar’s publicist and agent. I have promoted and represented Candace and her writing since 2009 and love every minute of it. Her book, Abercrombie Trail, was the book that inspired me
Escape to Fort Abercrombie Releases in German and English
How amazing to see ESCAPE TO FORT ABERCROMBIE translated into German and English. THANK YOU EK-2 Publishing for supporting my work. Seeing this is a
Beta Readers at Work
I finished my upcoming book, Montana Matrimonial News. North Star Press of Saint Cloud Minnesota will release it fall of 2025. I’m encouraged by the
New Opportunites With EK-2 Publishing
Escape to Fort Abercrombie has been out of print since its publisher, Five Star Cengage, went out of business in 2022. Happily, it has been picked
The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney
My publicist Krista Soukup of Blue Cottage Agency recently asked me to read and review The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney, another Blue Cottage Agency
Sister Lumberjack Reviews
It’s wonderful to receive feedback from readers. Last night a reader from North Dakota sent me the following: “I finished Sister Lumberjack
History Through Fiction Anthology
History Through Fiction Releases New Anthology 3/1/25 and my story, Those Bereaved, is included. Yay!
Escape to Fort Abercrombie Releases in German and English
How amazing to see ESCAPE TO FORT ABERCROMBIE translated into German and English. THANK YOU EK-2 Publishing for supporting my work. Seeing this is a
Beta Readers at Work
I finished my upcoming book, Montana Matrimonial News. North Star Press of Saint Cloud Minnesota will release it fall of 2025. I’m encouraged by the
New Opportunites With EK-2 Publishing
Escape to Fort Abercrombie has been out of print since its publisher, Five Star Cengage, went out of business in 2022. Happily, it has been picked
The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney
My publicist Krista Soukup of Blue Cottage Agency recently asked me to read and review The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney, another Blue Cottage Agency
Sister Lumberjack Reviews
It’s wonderful to receive feedback from readers. Last night a reader from North Dakota sent me the following: “I finished Sister Lumberjack
History Through Fiction Anthology
History Through Fiction Releases New Anthology 3/1/25 and my story, Those Bereaved, is included. Yay!
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