Pam's News

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April 2007
I had a great time talking to Girl Scout Junior Troop 81150 in Frederick, Maryland about writing books. They had lots of good questions, and I suspect there are quite a few writers in that bunch. Thank you for inviting me!












cover of book Camp buccaneeer in Turkish




November 2006  
Camp Buccaneer translated and released in Turkish. 








October 2006
On Oct. 15th, I signed books at the Barnes & Noble in Wyomissing, Pennsylvannia.


October 2006
I participated in the SCBWI Mid-Atlantic’s fall conference on October 28th
 in Arlington, VA. I was a member of a panel with Judy Morris (YA author),
 and Linda Trice (picture book and non-fiction author). This conference had a great
line-up, including the amazing author Katherine Paterson.




September 2006
BBC Audio Books released the 3 CD set of The Trimoni Twins and the Changing Coin.
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August 2006
I met with members of a book club at A Likely Story, a bookstore in Sykesville,  Maryland. They had finished reading The Trimoni Twins and the Changing Coin, and had lots of good suggestions for some other adventures that the Trimoni Twins could go on. Thanks so much for having me, guys!

May 2006
I attended the 17th Annual Celebration of Children’s Literature on Saturday, May 6, 2006. I was on a panel  with the multi-talented author Mary Quattlebaum.  It was held at Montgomery College in Germantown, Maryland.  One of my all-time favorite authors, Deborah Wiles, gave a great talk!  
 More info at http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/wdce/childlit
 
May 2006
I signed books and met readers at the Children's Book & Author Showcase in Hagerstown, Maryland on May 13. The event is sponsored by the Western Maryland Public Libraries Association. Contact Naomi Butler at naomib@washcolibrary.org for more information.

 April  2006
I met with readers & local authors and signed books at A Likely Story Bookstore in Sykesville, Maryland on April 28.


March  2006:
I just participated in a great novel workshop held by the SCBWI MD/DE/ W VA chapter in Westminster MD. Check out my list of favorite authors, I’ve added some really great writers – so if you’re looking for a book, check them out.


February 2006:

Trimoni Twins in German!  

The first two books in the Trimoni Twins series, The Trimoni Twins and the Changing Coin and The Trimoni Twins and the Shrunken Treasure have been released in a German language edition: Die Trimoni Zwillinge und die Magische Münze  und Die Trimoni Zwillinge und die Verschwunde Schatz by Bloomsbury Berlin Verlag.
 





November 2005: 

Trimoni Twins and the Changing Coin to be audio book in the UK

BBC Audio Books, Ltd. will produce an audio book  of Trimoni Twins and the Changing Coin, to be released  in 2006 - 2007 in the UK.


November 2005: 

Trimoni Twins and the Shrunken Treasure released!

In the next book in the Trimoni Twins series, Beezel and Mimi Trimoni can’t wait to perform their magic show in Amsterdam. But it isn’t long before the girls are embroiled in a dramatic mystery involving another of the magic coins—a coin that can shrink almost any object to a twelfth of its original size! Only with their trademark ingenuity and teamwork can the girls once again solve the mystery and save the day.
 



November 16, 2005
Politics & Prose Bookstore, Washington DC
Children’s Authors and Illustrators Reception
A reception to celebrate new books by local authors and illustrators of children’s and teens’ books. Among those planning to attend are Jennifer Allison, Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud, Elisa Carbone, Maryann Cusimano Love, Alison Hart, Lindan Johnson, Heidi Mordhorst, Mary Quattlebaum, and Pam Smallcomb.


October  2005:

Trimoni Twins and the Changing Coin 

released in paperback!

In this first Trimoni Twins adventure, you’ll meet Beezel and Mimi Trimoni, eleven-year-old twin sisters and magicians in the family-owned Trimoni Circus. The twins know lots of tricks, but only one uses real magic: The Changing Coin.





July 9, 2005
SCBWI Westminster, MD - a workshop on writing middle grade mystery/adventures.

April 23, 2005
Bethesda Literary Festival at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Bethesda, Maryland.

April 9, 2005
Western Maryland Regional Children's Book  and Author/Illustrator Showcase in NW Maryland.

March 19, 2005
Gaithersburg Children's Book Festival in Gaithersburg, Maryland

March 10, 2005
presentation on writing at Frostburg University, Frostburg, Maryland.