North Carolina Reading Association Conference 08 Apr 2023Shannon Hitchcock I had a blast at the North Carolina Reading Association Conference! I walked into the exhibit hall to this sign:... Read More
The Lost Month 12 Mar 2023Shannon Hitchcock My mom had back surgery on February 9th, followed by a bad prescription drug interaction, and then a cardioversion to... Read More
A Quilting Bee & Student Letters 17 Jan 2023Shannon Hitchcock Happy New Year! I knew the year was off to a good start when I received this letter from a... Read More
A NC Authors’ Picture Book Palooza! 12 Dec 2022Shannon Hitchcock On December 4th, I was part of a Picture Book Palooza with fellow authors Constance Lombardo, Amy Cherrix, and Allan... Read More
How, Oh, How Does An Author Sell Books? 17 Nov 2022Shannon Hitchcock The answer is nobody really knows, but we authors do our best. A wise woman, (Joyce Sweeney), who’s an agent... Read More
Story Quilts–Appalachian Women Speak! 18 Oct 2022Shannon Hitchcock The month of October is all about my latest book. According to Amazon, it’s a #1 New Release in Children’s... Read More
Carolina Mountains Literary Festival 26 Sep 2022Shannon Hitchcock On September 9th, I presented at the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival! My first presentation of the day was at the... Read More
A New Novel Coming & Professional Reviews 24 Aug 2022Shannon Hitchcock My next novel, co-written with Amie Specht was finally announced in Publishers Weekly! Lauri Hornik at Rocky Pond Books has... Read More
Carolina Mountains Literary Festival 16 Jul 2022Shannon Hitchcock Things are a little slow over the summer. I just returned from two weeks in Edinburgh, Scotland. What a beautiful... Read More