The Awards Program
Is Open!

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Watch for our award-winning products at these fine conferences:

Oct 12 - 16

Frankfurt Book Fair

Frankfurt, Germany

Oct 19 - 21

IL Library Assn

Rosemont, IL

Oct 26 - 30

OH Library Assn

Toledo, OH

Nov 2 - 5

NY Library Assn

Saratoga Springs, NY

Nov 2 - 5

Nat'l Assn for the Education of Young Children

Orlando, FL

Nov 11 - 14

CA Library Assn

Pasadena, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alumni News / Message Board

A note to our Distinguished Alumni--Do you have exciting news to share? Email it to us!
Alums--find your news quickly! From your browser tool bar, select "Edit" then "Find On This Page,"
and search for your name.

      

       Current News

• The Adventures of Bella and Finny Series has received the Dove Award. In addition the series will
  be distributed in France by Mariposa Press. (Apr)

 

       Previously Reported

• Inlightened Source Productions secures world-wide publishing contract in China for its MCA award-winning
  title Turtle Wisdom: Coming Home to Yourself by Donna DeNomme. (Jan)

• Award-winning Ophelia’s Oracle: Discovering the Healthy, Happy, Self-Aware, and Confident Girl
  in the Mirror has been featured on the international website Museum of Motherhood.  (Jan)

• Two-time MCA Honoree Jennifer Swanson has earned the Dove Family-Approved Seal for her latest
  book Penny and Rio: The Locked Doghouse Mystery. (Jan)

• Two-time MCA Honoree Cheri Hallwood is featured in The Niles Star. (Dec)
  

• Pinata Publishing announces the release of Splendid Isolation: The Jekyll Island Millionaires' Club,
  1888-1942 by Pamela Bauer Mueller--MCA Honoree and Georgia Author of the Year, 2006, 2007 and 2009.    

• MCA Honoree Farmer's Hat Productions is selected for the NIckelodeon Parents' Picks Award for
  theBur Bur and Friends Blog. The award is affiliated with ParentsConnect, an online resource
  for parenting advice and community. ParentsConnect is part of the same group as media
  properties Noggin, Nick Jr. Nickelodeon, Nic@Nite and The N. (Aug)
  

• Disney announces its plans to feature the MCA seal on the Baby Einstein product line. (July)

• MCA Honorees Janet Lord Leszl, Jeff Marginean, Dirk Wales, Cheri Hallwood, Kunle Oguneye
  and Laura Reavis are featured authors at the American Library Association show/conference. (July)

• Peek behind the scenes at American Library Association show/conference. (July)

• MCA Honorees Mac McConnell and Debra Gano are featured authors at the International
  Christian Retail Show. (July)

• Peek behind the scenes at the International Christian Retail Show. (July)
  

• Alisyn Camerota, MCA Celebrity Mom of the Year, attends BookExpo America. Read Alisyn's
  story in Entro Magazine. See Alisyn on Fox News. (May)
  
  
• Greg Mortenson, Nobel Prize Candidate and MCA Humanitarian of the Year, attends
  BookExpo America. Read Greg's story in Entro Magazine. See Greg's interview on Fox News. (May)
  

• Shari Criso, MCA Mom Entrepreneur of the Year, attends BookExpo America. (May)

• Fox News covers the presentation of the Mom's Choice Awards during BookExpo America. (May).

• Meet the MCA Honorees featured at BookExpo America 2009. (May)
  Check out the photos in Album 1 and Album 2 and on our FaceBook Fan Page.
  Special thanks to Rich Cantrell, Laurie Wing and Kate Rask for photo-documenting the event!

• Peek behind the scenes at BookExpo America:
  Special thanks to Nan Matheson and Bill Span for the film footage!
  

Video 1: Greg Mortenson Meets With Fans

MCA Alums featured: Dawn Matheson, MCA Executive Director; Roxanne Rask, MCA Alumni Services; Janet Lord Leszl, Honoree; Christiane Leitinger, Honoree; Cindy Huffman, Entro Magazine Editor; Jeanette Ramnarine, Honoree; Dyan Eybergen, Honoree; Diane Cantrell, Honoree; and Scott Matheson, MCA Supporter.

Video 2: Booth Action

MCA Alums featured: Dawn Matheson, MCA Executive Director; Tara Paterson, MCA Founder;
Greg Mortenson, Honoree; Laurie Wing, Publicist; Alisyn Camerota, Honoree and Scott Matheson, MCA Supporter.

Video 3: More Booth Action

MCA Alums featured: Tara Paterson, MCA Founder; Alisyn Camerota, Honoree; Bill Span,
MCA Supporter; Greg Mortenson, Honoree; Christiane Leitinger, Honoree, Elaine Camerota
(Alisyn's mom); Scott Matheson, MCA Supporter.

• MCA Honorees break records for debuting authors at BookExpo America: Mac McConnell,
  Dyan Eybergen, Drs. Charles and Elizabeth Schmitz, Jeanette Ramnarine, Janet Lord Leszl,
  Kunle Oguneye, Susan Jones, Joanne King and Jeff Marginean. (May)
  

• MCA veterans Jodee Kulp, Dirk Wales and Tara Paterson draw big crowds at
  BookExpo America. (May)

• MCA Honoree Ellen Sabin of Watering Can Press secures translations rights for her
  award-winning children's books while attending BookExpo America. (May)
  

• Noted marriage doctors and MCA Honorees, Drs. Charles & Elizabeth Schmitz,
  introduce their new book Simple Things Matter at BookExpo America. Read about
  the doctors in Entro Magazine. Check out the full issue of Entro online.

Mom's Choice Awards presents Peace Through Education,

a special event featuring Nobel Peace Prize candidate and

MCA Honoree, Greg Mortenson (author of the #1 New York
Times bestseller, Three Cups of Tea). (May)

      

Read Greg's story in Entro Magazine. Check out the full issue of Entro online.

• MCA Sponsor JetBlue Airlines helps Honoree David Evans make a special appearance
  at BookExpo America. His story will warm your heart and lift your spirit. Read David's story
  in Entro Magazine. Check out the full issue of Entro online. (May)

• MCA Alum Jodee Kulp is the co-founder of the new online resource, ToolBox Parenting, and the
  eNewsletter Parenting Tough Kids. Jodee is also the lead organizer of the Million Mind March For
  Building Better Baby Brains. This innovative event, created to raise awareness for Fetal Alcohol
  Syndrome, is scheduled for 09.09.09. Read Jodee's story in Entro Magazine. Check out the
  full issue of Entro online. (May)

• MCA Judges Lisa Layer Brunken and Susan McBurney, founders of Fund Our Future Washington,
  champion historic legislation. Read their story in Entro Magazine. Check out the full issue of
  Entro online. (May)
  

• MCA Honoree Kathy Luders shares her remarkable story in Entro Magazine. Check out the
  full issue of Entro online. (May)
  

• MCA Honoree Candi Wingate shares her gift of matching families with nannies in Entro
  Magazine. Check out the full issue of Entro online. (May)

• MCA Honoree Kathy Peel is "America's Family Manager." Read her story in Entro Magazine.
  Check out the full issue of Entro online. (May)
  

• MCA Honoree Heather Ledeboer shares her story of personal loss and professional success
  in Entro Magazine. Check out the full issue of Entro online. (May)

• MCA Honoree Chrysa Smith announces the upcoming release of book 2 in The Adventures
  of the Poodle Posse series--due out Fall 2009. (April)

• MCA Honoree Jeanette Ramnarine, author of The 4 Little Pigs, is featured on CKWS Television
  and in The Community Press.

• MCA Honoree Susan Jones, author of Until We Meet Again, signs with Penguin Group and
  as a result of exhibiting at Bologna Book Fair, receives two inquiries regarding foreign rights. (April)
  
  
• MCA Founder Tara Paterson and MCA Alum Caron B. Goode, EdD collaborate on new book
  entitled Raising Intuitive Children--to debut at BookExpo America. (April)
  
  
• The new Chicken Soup For The Twins Soul features stories by MCA Alums Susan M. Heim
  and Joanne C. King. (April)

• Inlightened Source Productions secures publishing contract in India for its award-winning title
  Turtle Wisdom by Donna DeNomme. (April)

• MCA Honoree and Bible actor Mac McConnell presents his one-man Biblical Drama,
  The Gospel According to Simon Peter for three performances this Easter weekend at
  Central Bible Church, Miami, FL. (April)

 

• MCA Honoree, Chariss Walker author of Make a Joyful Noise: Searching for a Spiritual Path in a
  Material World is featured on BlogTalk Radio and is scheduled to appear on ABC WLOX-TV on Friday,
  April 3rd. She will be signing her award-winning book at Barnes & Noble in Gulfport on Saturday,
  April 4th from 1 to 3. (April)
  

• MCA Honoree Ginger Hodge, author of When Donkeys Fly, shares her Oprah experience. (March)
  

• MCA Alums Cheri Hallwood and Diane Zuber are featured as part of the Talents For Giving Event
  at the 2009 Expo For Women in South Bend, IN. (March)

• MCA Honoree, Scott Patchin, offers a Social Stimulus Plan For New Parents which includes
  free downloads of his award-winning title, So You’re Gonna Be A DAD-Now What?,

• Jeff Marginean's debut book My Buddy Butch: Confessions of A New Dog Dad
  is an Award Finalist in Forward Magazine's Book of the Year Awards.
  Winners to be announced at BookExpo America in May. (March)

• In a bipartisan effort, the US Congress nominates MCA Honoree Greg Mortenson for the
  Nobel Peace Prize (to be announced in October). (Jan)

 

• Scholastic acquires The Adventures Of Riley Series from Eaglemont.

• Past MCA Honoree Lands PBS Series

• MCA Founder Tara Paterson changes lives one mom at a time.