Here it is, everybody, the big announcement you’ve been waiting for! It’s official: my debut novel SUNDAY has been bought by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for publication!
From Publisher’s Lunch:
NYT bestselling co-author Alethea Kontis’s Young Adult novel debut, SUNDAY, about the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, youngest sister to the other six days of the weeks, who writes stories that may or may not come true, and the enchanted frog/prince who asks her about those stories and may or may not be falling in love with their author, to Reka Simonsen at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s by Deborah Warren of East/West Literary Agency, LLC. (World excluding audio)Β Β [email protected]
Right now, the proposed pub date is 2012…but don’t fret, my chickadees. 2012 is right around the corner. And worry not, for I have many other new and fun things in store for you to whet your appetite until then! I’ll keep you posted!
But in the meantime….PARTAY!!!! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!
*Princess Happy Dance*
HOORAY! Fantastic news! And may I add, about DAMN TIME!
That’s fantastic. Congratulations.
Congratulations! Looking forward to other new and fun things and then Sunday!
WOOT!! THERE IT IS!!! WAY TO GO PRINCESS!!!
Woot!
Congrats!!
BEST NEWS ALL DAY!
Congratulations, Alethea! So very exciting. π
yay!
Congratulations, Alethea!
Congratulations! Awesome news π
wow WOW wwwwoooowww that is exciting and awesome. Am super glad for you π
Congratulations!
Congrats!
omg yays!!!!!!!
Congratulations, Alethea! That’s fantastic!
Congrats—sounds quite interesting!
Holy awesome, Lee!!! Congrats!!!
Wowieeeeeeeee!!!! Wonderful!!! **Qweehugs and Happydances*
YAY!!! Congrats!!!!
Whoo Hoo! Congratulations Lee – Fantastic news π
Whoo! Congratulations!
The first of many, yes?
Woo woo woo! And that is some dang fabulous artwork, too.
Yay yay ya!! Go girl.
Great News! My heart is doing the happy dance! You worked hard for that one. May you have many more!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Woohoooooooo!!!!!!! Yay!!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
Yippee & Yowza!!!!!!!!!!!
Wonderful! ‘grats and awesomes all around!
That’s so flippin’ awesome!! Congratulations!!!
Congrats! That sounds like my kind of book! I’ll keep my eye open for it π
Wahoo! Sounds like a delightful tale.
Thats Great Alethea <3!
Love you!