About Mechelle
I am the author of three books for . . . adults! I know. It's a bummer. Nevertheless, I am very interested in the youth market as I work with hundreds of kids each year for a global arts program. I've also found that many young people read my romance books, so I thought I would explore this market further. To that end, I am working on a middle grade novel and have an eye to writing a young ... More
Mechelle's Blog: The Multicultural Writer - Recent Posts
| 4/29/2010 | Your Black Ain't Like Mine (0 Comments )
This has been such a busy week for me, I have not been able to get to my blog. At some point, I hope to pre-write my blogs and just upload whichever one is slated for the day; but at this point, blogging is just one of the spinning plates... Read the rest of this post |
| 4/22/2010 | Cooking Up Culture : Black American Cuisine (0 Comments )
According to the U.S. Census, there are almost 40 million black Americans living in the United States. While this information is interesting, such numbers do little to educate writers about the diverse communities of people who are identified as... Read the rest of this post |
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Loading...| Books Recently Added to Mechelle's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |
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| Books 1 - 2 from Mechelle's bookshelf Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. Getting Even: Good Girlz Author: ReShonda Tate Billingsley |
All Ages | 4/25/2008 | |
| Mechelle tagged as: I'm reading | |||
| 2. Los Gatos Black on Halloween Author: Marisa Montes Illustrator: Yuyi Morales |
Ages 4-8 | 2/1/2008 | |
| Mechelle said: Congrats. The book looks beautiful. tags: | |||
Profile Comments
Comment by LaTonya Baldwin on 1/26/2009 5:14:48 PM:
In honor of Black History Month, Color Online is proud to host a contest celebrating the contributions of black women writers. Submit a book review or biography sketch of a black woman writer you admire. We’re looking for YA writers, adult fiction and nonfiction writers alike. Writers may be conte... more
Comment by Traci Hall on 11/21/2008 9:38:17 AM:
Hi Mechelle! I would love to do an interview for you - I write YA fantasy/romance...Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways finaled in the 2008 Indie Book Awards. www.tracihall.com Thank you!!
Hi Mechelle! I would love to do an interview for you - I write YA fantasy/romance...Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways finaled in the 2008 Indie Book Awards. www.tracihall.com Thank you!!
Comment by Mechelle Avey on 11/21/2008 8:22:34 AM:
As Written By is in the process of updating our website, but we do have our newly redesigned ProofSheet Online Magazine uploaded. Win a book by Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Learn about our new podcast, Find out upcoming meeting dates and times. Also see interviews with Artist-in-residence, Mechelle Av... more
Comment by eric graham on 8/27/2008 9:03:13 AM:
Congratulations
Congratulations
Comment by aaron pocock on 4/27/2008 2:37:51 PM:
Hey Mechelle, Thanks for acceptingthe invite and the kind words! All the best-
Aaron.
Hey Mechelle, Thanks for acceptingthe invite and the kind words! All the best-
Aaron.
Comment by Barbara Dee on 3/27/2008 9:33:20 AM:
Hi Mechelle,
I'd love to be JacketFlap friends, and to be interviewed for aswrittenby.com! (I tried to access it via Google, but couldn't reach it.) Thanks so much, and please do keep in touch!
Hi Mechelle,
I'd love to be JacketFlap friends, and to be interviewed for aswrittenby.com! (I tried to access it via Google, but couldn't reach it.) Thanks so much, and please do keep in touch!
Comment by Mechelle Avey on 3/6/2008 6:44:53 PM:
I am looking for writers who have written books for grades 9 - 12 to interview for The Proof Sheet. The Proof Sheet is a newsletter for a group of teen writers. If you have a book coming out this summer or this fall, please add me as a friend so that I can look at your profile. Thanks!
I am looking for writers who have written books for grades 9 - 12 to interview for The Proof Sheet. The Proof Sheet is a newsletter for a group of teen writers. If you have a book coming out this summer or this fall, please add me as a friend so that I can look at your profile. Thanks!
Comment by Karen Tayleur on 2/1/2008 5:23:30 PM:
Hi Mechelle, Yep the David Mortimore Baxter series is published by Stonearch in the US and black dog books in Australia. There are ten in the US series. I am currently writing four more books for Stonearch - as we speak! My profile pic is the cover of my first Young Adult novel, Chasing Boys which h... more
Comment by Cynthia Martin on 2/1/2008 1:57:50 PM:
Hi, glad to have you as a friend! I'm planning on San Diego Con again this year, to perhaps we can meet up.
I just got a nice letter from a publisher regarding Amina; the only problem is they don't pay royalties. But then who does, in this line of work? I'm torn. And I saved my response as... more
I just got a nice letter from a publisher regarding Amina; the only problem is they don't pay royalties. But then who does, in this line of work? I'm torn. And I saved my response as... more
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