Marianne has shared the full cover of her new picture book with us. Serious Sas and Messy Magda is now available for you to order. It will be shipped in December/January.

Though the publisher is in the UK it will be shipped locally to keep any postage costs down. You can also buy through Book Depository and Fishpond and Amazon UK and Amazon.

If you’re in Queensland, you can order it locally through Dymocks Carindale: Phone:(07) 3843 1143, ask for Olwyn.

Marianne is happy to share with you all the cover of her next novel, PEACEMAKER,  due for release May 1st 2014 in UK and US, and as soon as it ships in Australia.

The cover is by Joey Hi Fi, commissioned by Angry Robot (and partially inspired by Brigitte Sutherland’s graphic novel illustrations) is right up at the top!

What do you think?

The eagle’s shadow behind the main character,Virgin Jackson, has great significance in the story and you can see Nate Sixkiller on Virgin’s shirt. The background is the city and the foreground is the Birrimun Park. The park has hints of purple mulla mulla on it.

Perfect!

We’re delighted to announce that Marianne will be facilitating the following set of workshops through the Queensland Writers centre in 2014. Please consider enrolling. It will be awesome FUN!

Year of the Fiction Novel

with Marianne De Pierres

When: 10:00am – 4:30pm, Saturday 19 April, 14 June, 16 August, 20 September, 15 November
Fees: $295 deposit + $300 final payment ($595 total)

Get that novel-idea out of your head and onto the page in this year-long series. Marianne De Pierres will help you to navigate the world of your novel, develop your characters and master your story’s structure. Make 2014 the year you feel the thrill of typing The End.

We’re excited to say that Burn Bright has been chosen for Amazon UK’s Kindle Select 25 for Halloween week. If you check out the link, you’ll see it also gets a little mention in the blurb at the top. As a self published book internationally, this is a nice boost in terms of visibility.

We hope you’ll at least visit the link and have a look. Even better, grab a copy!

Here’s a letter from Lauren Galley, President of Girls Above Society to Marianne about International Day of the Girl:

I had such an amazing time celebrating IDG 2013 with some amazing girls! I really wanted to share the Nepal Chapter video with these girls so they will get a glimpse of what it is like for girls in other countries. Education is not a choice for many and girls in the U.S. are not always educated to this fact.

The girls I celebrated with are at-risk girls. An organisation called Cy-Hope gives these girls a safe place to go in their community where they can get help with homework, etc.

I have been giving “Girl Talks” there for about 6 months and it really has opened my eyes to the greatness they have to offer. I love empowering them and sharing some of my “Girl Power” so they can lead the way and make positive choices for their future.

Here is the video ( just edited) and some pics. We watched the film, danced to Katy Perry’s song ROAR, and had a special balloon lift off. Each balloon flying was to show how each girl has the ability and right to soar in the clouds because she is educated and has the “power”.