NEWS

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Sirens & Scrolls
was a panel discussion featuring three local (female, hence the "sirens") fantasy authors
kicking off Brevard County Library Con
on Sept. 29
at the Cocoa Beach Public Library
in Cocoa, FL

It was a lot of fun! I'm pretty sure I played the fool to my fellow authors' professionalism.
But I suppose it worked.

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Space Coast Comic Con
was a blast!
Great vendors, fabulous costumes. Always a fun weekend.
Sept. 7 - 9
Space Coast Convention Center
Cocoa, FL

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 As always, we had a fabulous time at the
Decatur Book Festival
Aug. 31 - Sept. 2, 2018
in Downtown Decatur, GA

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the festival!

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Our Book Festival season has arrived. Our coming events include:

Decatur Book Festival
Space Coast Comic Con
Brevard County Library Con kickoff panel
Book Fest in the Village
Miami Book Fair
Amelia Island Book Festival

For more information, see our home page.

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The latest issue of
Wayward Cat Book News is out!
This month we offer you romantic books you won't be embarassed to be caught reading,
Wayward's Favorite: Nick Hornby,
our usual selection of interesting words,
and more!
You can sign up at the link or
email dianna@waywardcatpublishing
with the word "subscribe" in the subject line
and we'll get you signed up

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We had a wonderful fime at the
Amelia Island Book Festival
Author Expo
on Saturday, February 17
in Fernandian Beach, FL
We met so many fabulous readers and even a few aspiring writers!

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Authors in a Box
on Saturday, December 9
at the Melbourne Square Mall
in Melbourne, FL
was fabulous!

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The Miami Book Fair
 on November 17-19
in Miami, FL
was fabulous! We can't wait to do it again next year.

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The Tampa Bay Times
Festival of Reading
on Saturday, November 11
at USF St. Petersburg, FL
was amazing!

So many book lovers in one place!

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We had an amazing time at the
SWFL Writers Showcase
Alternate Realities
on Saturday, October 14
in Ft. Myers, FL

Looks like they'll be doing this again next year. It was a lot of fun!

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We had a wonderful time at the
Florida Heritage Book Festival
on Saturday, September 23
in St. Augustine, FL

We met up with some Florida Writers Association friends and a few members of the Brevard Authors Society also stopped by. Great fun!

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We are pleased to announce that
Wayward Cat Publishing
has four finalists in the
2017 Royal Palm Literary Awards
Bury Me by Dianna Dann in the published novella category
Zombie Cats by Dana Trantham in the pubished middle-grade fiction category
The Inevitable End and One Day in the unpublished poetry category
Fingers crossed.

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The new Wayward Cat Book News has launched!
Our monthly newsletter focuses on books, books, and more books.
And there are tidbits on words, poetry, all things creative,
and even a smidgen about Florida.
To subscribe, sign up using our form on the right side of the page.

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We are sorry to report that the 2017
Space Coast Comic Con
in Cocoa, FL has been canceled due to hurricane Irma.
We'll be there next year.

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The AJC Decatur Book Festival
on September 2 - 3, 2017 in Downtown Decatur, GA
was once again...FABULOUS!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth. We can't wait to do it again next year.

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We had a great time at
COSOGRAPHY 2017
a CosPlay Convention
on Saturday, June 17
in Cocoa, FL

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We are very pleased to announce that
Bury Me
by Dianna Dann
has been named a Finalist in the
Eric Hoffer Awards
this year.

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We had a wonderful time at
OASIS 29
May 19-21
Orlando, FL

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We hosted a table at the
2017 Florida Library Association Conference
May 10-12
Orlando, FL

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We had a great time at the
Writers' Conference: Write, Publish, Sell!
Sunday, March 26
in
Melbourne, FL

It's wonderful to have a writers' conference on the Space Coast again.

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We just added the AJC Decatur Book Festival
to the calendar!

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We had an amazing time at the
Amelia Island Book Festival
Author Expo on
Saturday, Feb 18
You can read my blog post about that weekend at
The Sunshine State

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We took part in a fantasy/adventure writers forum on Monday, Feb. 13
in Viera, FL
hosted by the
Brevard Authors Society

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We had a wonderful time at the
Meet the Authors Book Fair
November 19-20
in
Melbourne, FL

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Bookish Meets Boy
placed second in the women's fiction category
at the
2016 Royal Palm Literary Awards

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Our latest title
BURY ME
by Dianna Dann
is now available!

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We hosted at table at
Treasure Coast ComicCon
September 16-18, 2016
in Port St. Lucie, FL

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We had a great time at
Space Coast Comic Con
September 9-11

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We have three finalists in the
2016 Royal Palm Literary Awards

Bookish Meets Boy
women's fiction

Zombie Cats
middle grade fiction

Witness
flash fiction

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We had an amazing time at
The AJC Decatur Book Festival
in September.
What a great festival!

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Three of our titles are finalists in the
2016 Royal Palm Literary Awards

Bookish Meets Boy
by Dianna Dann
Women's Fiction category

Zombie Cats
by Dana Trantham
Middle Grade Fiction category

Witness
by Dana Trantham
Flash Fiction category

Prizes are awarded in October at the
Florida Writers Association
Conference

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We had a wonderful time at
B-Fest
Teen Book Festival at Barnes & Noble
Saturday, June 11
12-4
Merritt Island, FL

I met some great authors and got to speak to a few young writers.

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We are happy to announce that
Bookish Meets Boy
by Dianna Dann
received an Honorable Mention
in the Commercial Fiction category
in the

2016 Eric Hoffer Book Award

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We are pleased to announce that
Always Magnolia
by Dianna Dann
was honored once again.

National Indie Excellence Awards
Finalist
Literary Fiction

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We had a wonderful time returning to
OASIS
28th Annual Celebration of Science Fiction and Fantasy
April 22 - 24, 2016
in
Orlando, FL
We're already signed up for next year!

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We had a fabulous time at
Space Coast Nerd Fest
April 16-18, 2016
in
Melbourne, FL
The nerds were buying up copies of Zombie Cats as fast as we could unpack them!
Thank you nerds of the Space Coast!

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Always Magnolia
by Dianna Dann
received an Honorable Mention in the
mainstream/literary category of the
The 23rd Annual Writer's Digest Self-published Book Awards

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Wayward Cat Publishing hosted a table at the
Amelia Island Book Festival
"Readers' Extravaganza" Author Exhibit Hall
February 20, 2016
Amelia Island, FL

We had a wonderful time and met so many local authors!
This festival is one of our favorites.

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Wayward Cat Publishing hosted a table at the
Meet the Authors Book Fair
during the Eau Gallie Fine Arts Festival
November 21 & 22, 2015
Melbourne, FL

This was a wonderful event! We nearly sold out of Wayward Cat Finds a Home.

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Wayward Cat Publishing hosted a table at
FREEFLO 2015
Freethought Florida Conference
in
Orlando, FL

We had a fabulous two days and record sales!
Many thanks go out to the Florida Humanist Association.

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Wayward Cat Publishing was honored at the
2015 Florida Writer's Association conference
in Altalmonte Springs, FL
with two FIRST PLACE wins in book-length fiction.

In the women's fiction category
Always Magnolia
by Dianna Dann

In the children's chapter book category
Wayward Cat Finds a Home
by Dana Trantham

We were pleased to be recognized as having the third highest score in book-length entries
with Always Magnolia!

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We have been informed that

Always Magnolia
by Dianna Dann
received an Honorable Mention in the
mainstream/literary category of the
The 23rd Annual Writer's Digest Self-published Book Awards

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Wayward Cat Publishing hosted a table at the
Florida Heritage Book Festival
Marketplace
September 26, 2015
St. Augustine, FL

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In anticipation of the third book in the Kell Stone Prophecy Series, we've redone all the covers!

Here's the cover for Mark of the Faire

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Wayward Cat Publishing
released its first romantic comedy!
Inspired by the wonderful Historic Downtown Melbourne, Florida

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Wayward Cat Publishing
hosted a table at the
OASIS 27
A celebration of Science Fiction and Fantasty
May 1-3, 2015
International Palms Resort on International Drive
 Orlando, FL

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Wayward Cat Publishing
hosted a table at the
Brevard Authors Book Fair
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Cocoa Beach Library
Cocoa Beach, FL

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Wayward Cat Publishing has released two new titles:

Story Runners: Awakening
A new fantasy by Dana Trantham
(This book is now out of print)

and...
Zombie Cats
A middle-grade children's book by Dana Trantham

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Wayward Cat Publishing
hosted a table
at the Amelia Island Book Festival
on Saturday, February 21, 2015
in Fernandina Beach, FL

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Wayward Cat Publishing
hosted a table
at the Meet the Authors Bookfair
on Saturday, November 23, 2014  
during the Eau Gallie Fine Arts Festival
Eau Gallie, FL

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Two of our titles received honors in the
2014 Royal Palm Literary Awards
sponsored by the Florida Writers Association.

First Place
Women's Fiction
Camelia by Dianna Dann

Second Place
Fantasy
Children of Path by Dana Trantham

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Wayward Cat Publishing hosted a table at the
Florida Heritage Book Festival Marketplace
in St. Augustine, FL
on Saturday, September 27, 2014

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Wayward Cat Publishing is pleased to announce the launch of our first children's chapter book series with

Wayward Cat Finds a Home



Wayward Cat
A little cat with a BIG imagination!

Available at Amazon in print and on Kindle

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Dianna Dann's latest in women's/literary fiction is now available!



Always Magnolia
A love story for the fractured and broken...

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We are currently moving our ebooks to a new distributor. This will not affect Kindle ebooks, but those for other devices may be unavailable for a short time while we make the transition. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. (done!)

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  The front cover of Dianna Dann's Always Magnolia has been finalized!

 

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Wayward Cat Publishing hosted a table at the Locally Grown Words Summer Book Fair on Sunday, May 18 at the East End Market in Orlando. This even was organized by Bookmark It, a corner bookshop on the second floor of the market.

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Wayward Cat Publishing is pleased to announce that two of our titles have been named finalists in their categories in the Royal Palm Literary Awards, sponsored by the Florida Writers Association.

Camelia by Dianna Dann is a finalist in the published women's fiction category.
Children of Path is a finalist in the published fantasy category.

Winners are announced at the Florida Writers Association conference in October.

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Wayward Cat Publishing hosted a table at the UCF Book Festival
on Saturday, April 5, 2014
UCF's Department of Education did an amazing job putting this festival together.

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Wayward Cat Publishing hosted a table at The Amelia Island Book Festival on February 22, 2014

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WCP authors attended the Cocoa Beach Writers Conference on January 24-26, 2014

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Camelia was endorsed by Compulsion Reads

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Wayward Cat Publishing was featured in the Florida Today on Sunday, November 24, 2013.