Tag: mp23

  • Prize Donor: Susan Bishop Crispell

    Prize Donor: Susan Bishop Crispell

    Susan has generously donated a query and three-page critique! She writes heartwarming books “with a pinch of magic and a dash of love.” She earned a BFA in creative writing from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Born and raised in the mountains of Tennessee, then moved twenty minutes from the beach in North…

  • Prize Donor: Lisa Springer

    Prize Donor: Lisa Springer

    Lisa has donated a signed copy of THERE’S NO WAY I’D DIE FIRST, shipping only in the US; it’s a Tier 2 ($100 raised) prize! Check out all our prizes here. Did you find your way here without any prior information about the Mighty Pens, how to win said prizes, or why we’re writing NaNo…

  • How to set up your fundraising page!

    How to set up your fundraising page!

    Are you ready to set up your fundraising page for We Need Diverse Books and the Mighty Pens? Then you’ve come to the right place. It’s an easy process with just a few steps…and then you’re ready to go! First: please remember that no money raised before November 1, 2023 will count toward fundraising prizes.…

  • Featured Prize: Esme Symes-Smith—SIR CALLIE

    Featured Prize: Esme Symes-Smith—SIR CALLIE

    Esme Symes-Smith has graciously offered up to the Mighty Pens a Tier Two prize: five signed copies of their middle grade novel Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston, featuring a non-binary main character. A review from St. Louis Magazine says of the book, “Symes-Smith’s fantastical tale feels both comfortingly familiar and refreshing in its…

  • Prize Donor: Destiny Soria

    Prize Donor: Destiny Soria

    Destiny has donated a signed copy of her new adult fantasy, Thief Liar Lady, shipping only in the US; it’s a Tier 2 ($100 raised) prize! Check out all our prizes here. Did you find your way here without any prior information about the Mighty Pens, how to win said prizes, or why we’re writing…

  • Prize Donor: Jamie Krakover

    Prize Donor: Jamie Krakover

    Jamie has donated a signed copy of her novel TRACKER220, shipping only in the US; it’s a Tier 2 ($100 raised) prize! Check out all our prizes here. Did you find your way here without any prior information about the Mighty Pens, how to win said prizes, or why we’re writing NaNo this year? For…