Here's news about me, notices my work's gotten, and a few kind words from clients.
FREELANCE CLIENT TESTIMONIAL… Feature writing, Hallmarks magazine
“Meg is an excellent writer who always captures the essence of what we are trying to convey. She is also very professional and is a pleasure to work with.” — Julie Kinsella, Lauralton Hall
FICTION CONTEST FINALIST … Zosia’s War, a young adult novel; 2005 PEN/New England Discovery Night; 2003 Tassy Walden Awards for New Voices in Children’s Literature
FICTION, First pages, ZOSIA’S WAR (YA genre): Zosia’s immigrant family was at war with itself long before 1944, but that’s when Zosia’s nemesis—her brother Jan—ships out for the D-Day invasion, and they discover they need each other after all.
FICTION CONTEST FINALIST … Alonzo in Charge, an illustrated picture book, 2004 Tassy Walden Awards for New Voices in Children’s Literature
Alonzo’s first grade teacher puts him in charge of the reading circle while she tends to a sick student, but Alonzo needs the wisdom of Solomon when the Bicker twins battle for a lousy chair.
PUBLISHED FICTION in a major children's magazine... “The Legend of Wawel Dragon,” March 2003, Faces Magazine
In this retelling of a Polish folktale, a group of young men enter a dragon’s cave near ancient Krakow with fiery results.