Happy to announce that I will introduce my new novel, markers (yes, a small m) on Monday, September 21, at Walworth Memorial Library. (There will be future introductions in Evanston and Chicago–contact me if you would like to be notified). The story raises the questions: If there was the possibility that you had a genetic […]
So thrilled that Publishers Weekly just reviewed Harmony’s Peace & Joy! Follow this link.
Happy to report that the Chicago Writers Association awarded “Honorable Mention” to the first chapter of my novel-in-progress, Manna. Publication of Manna is still a ways off, but it’s good to know we’re off to an engaging start! My seventh novel, Harmony’s Peace & Joy, which was introduced in September, has earned some very nice […]
So happy to report that Free Spirits won the Gold Medal in Historical Fiction in the 2024 Colorado Independent Publishers Association Awards!
My seventh book, Harmony’s Peace & Joy, will launch September 23 at 6:30 at Walworth Memorial Library. It’s a contemporary novel featuring white deer and wisdom, broken bowls and healing, and an Olympic-styled family motto and sibling rivalry. All are invited, and light refreshments will be served after a short talk introducing the book and […]
Last fall I found an old essay, written when I was 50, the same week that I saw a Writers’ Digest call for entries in its Personal Essay contest, I sent in “Your Rings and Your Wallet,” about a 50th birthday gift–a luxurious day at a luxury spa–which, in an eventually humorous way, was anything […]
Happy New Year! In December, the first chapter of my novel-in-progress was awarded Silver in the Off Campus Writers’ Workshop “Finest Five” contest. In fact, this first chapter is only three pages. The novel, Markers, raises the issue of whether one wants to know if they have a fatal disease, and whether their future partner […]
Happy to report that Donna Steele Productions’ premiere of Saluting the Sun as a stage musical was awarded an Illinois Arts Council matching grant! You can help through Go Fund Me, under Donna Steele or Saluting the Sun (which was my third novel).
Thrilled that actress, director and retired Founder of Steel Beam Theater, Chicago, Donna Steele, is producing a new musical, based on my third novel, Saluting the Sun, at The Edge Theater at 5451 Broadway in Chicago from November 24 to December 3. Vocal artist and voice/drama teacher Amy Steele composed the music. I understand they […]
