Dawn Simon
PNWA Literary Contest Finalist
My chapter book manuscript, CAT-NAPPED!, was a finalist in the Children's Picture/Chapter Book Category of the 2024 Pacific Northwest...
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Dawn Simon
Oct 31 min read
VCFA's Award for Excellence in Writing Middle Grade
I feel incredibly honored and excited to have won VCFA's Award for Excellence in Writing Middle Grade! The manuscript, TRICK OF THE...
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Dawn Simon
Sep 271 min read
Graduation
On July 21st, I graduated! I earned my MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts ! my fabulous...
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Dawn Simon
Oct 6, 20221 min read
SOME WRITER! THE STORY OF E. B. WHITE by Melissa Sweet
Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet Afterword by Martha White Houghton Mifflin Harcourt pub...
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Dawn Simon
Mar 30, 20222 min read
Book Magic
The cover was stained and faded, and the pages were tattered. The book I flipped through at the library book sale was clearly at the end...
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Dawn Simon
Mar 30, 20221 min read
I'm going to grad school, y'all!
In July, I'll start earning my MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts! Yayayay! Friends, I have...
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Dawn Simon
Jun 9, 20201 min read
THE WATER BEARS by Kim Baker
The Water Bears by Kim Baker Wendy Lamb Books pub date: April 21, 2020 The Water Bears is a terrific middle-grade novel by Kim Baker....
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Dawn Simon
May 18, 20202 min read
SCBWI Goes Digital
SCBWI has been offering free digital workshops to its current members. When the digital workshops program was announced, the email from...
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Dawn Simon
Apr 16, 20203 min read
KEEP MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO by Amelia Diane Coombs
Lucky me! I received an e-ARC of Keep My Heart in San Francisco by Amelia Diane Coombs. Amelia and I are both represented by the...
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Dawn Simon
Mar 15, 20201 min read
Looking for help with historical research?
My daughter, Nicole VanderMeer, is an interdisciplinary historian, and she offers research support to writers of fiction and nonfiction....
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Dawn Simon
Feb 26, 20201 min read
WHAT I CARRY by Jennifer Longo
What I Carry, by my brilliant friend Jennifer Longo, is a beautifully written YA novel that's a treat for your heart. Here's Simon, my...
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Dawn Simon
Feb 16, 20203 min read
SCBWI Winter Conference: Part II
Thank you for returning to read about the rest of the conference! Ready, set, here we go! Kate Messner's keynote was fabulous. She said...
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Dawn Simon
Feb 13, 20202 min read
SCBWI Winter Conference: Part I
(Updating to give credit for the SCBWI Winter Conference image - art by Annie Bowler) I had an incredible time at the SCBWI Winter...
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Dawn Simon
Feb 1, 20201 min read
Welcome!
Welcome to my new blog, friends! Inhale. Smell that? It's new-website smell. :) My son, Kevin VanderMeer, built this website for me. Want...
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