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2026: Interview With Mariana Llanos, Children’s Author and Poet

Posted on October 4, 2026 by peggylchambers

Mariana Llanos is an award-winning writer, poet, translator, and teaching artist from Lima, Peru. In 2024, her picture book Benita and the Night Creatures/Benita y las criaturas nocturnas received a Pura Belpre Honor (American Library Association) and was the winner … Continue reading →

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2026: Interview With Author Marcia Preston

Posted on September 27, 2026 by peggylchambers

I’ve been a fan of Marcia Preston’s work for many years through OWFI. I’ve become personally acquainted with her in the last few years through Sisters in Crime and Tornado Alley writing clubs. And I’ve found she is lovely. Not … Continue reading →

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2026: Jennifer McMurrain (Raven Lee) Author Interview

Posted on September 20, 2026 by peggylchambers

I’ve known Jennifer McMurrain for many years. We once wrote for the same publisher. I even know her mother! I really don’t know Raven Lee well but hope to get acquainted with her soon. She is the alter-ego (pen name) … Continue reading →

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2026: The Joy of Urban Fantasy

Posted on September 6, 2026 by peggylchambers

A few years ago, I wrote an urban fantasy called Flatiron Death Grip by combining some short stories I had written earlier into a novel. I thought it would be easy to take stories that had already been written and … Continue reading →

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2025: Smugglers of Sandhill Island

Posted on May 31, 2026 by peggylchambers

Dani, a stressed-out tour boat captain, attempts to save her brother, Cody, from the local drug dealers only to find she and her boat will be their next victim. This time, Cody owes some big money, and the only person … Continue reading →

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2025 – Vanessa Lillie – Tornado Alley SinC Speaker

Posted on March 8, 2026 by peggylchambers

This year’s annual 2026 Writers Conference Tornado Alley – Sisters In Crime will be a ​One-Day Writers Conference on Saturday, March 21, 2026, 9am to 4pm CST at St. Thomas More University Parish, 100 Stinson, Norman OK 73072, $40.00 for members, $50.00 … Continue reading →

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2025: Smugglers of Sandhill Island

Posted on March 1, 2026 by peggylchambers

Smugglers of Sandhill Island is the final in the Sandhill Island series. If you haven’t read them, they are available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Smugglers-Sandhill-Island-Peggy-Chambers/dp/1509261788/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12FZU9RGL3USE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4iKLd_gxus4Ioyipwl6ANo3lmxO_iYFZEiJ4wNYYkpPGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.5lt6uvZjgQvI-S1ZpD-orpVdc2plFfI9ngjg71l6DYw&dib_tag=se&keywords=smugglers+of+sandhill+island+peggy+chambers&qid=1772372332&sprefix=smugglers+of+sandhill+island+peggy+chambers%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-1 or bookstores everywhere and online. I love the characters who live on this little island on … Continue reading →

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2026: Enid Author Fest

Posted on February 8, 2026 by peggylchambers

We’ve made it to February! You know how I feel about winter and spring is just a little more than a month away. The temperatures are beginning to feel like spring. My husband and I took a walk yesterday around … Continue reading →

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2026: Author, Susan Harris Howell

Posted on February 1, 2026 by peggylchambers

My guest blogger today is Susan Harris Howell. She is the author of The Spirit of Vanderlaan and writes cozy mysteries. Please welcome her. Susan, please give us a summary of The Spirit of Vanderlaan in thirty words or less: … Continue reading →

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2026: Interview with Author, Paula Benge

Posted on January 11, 2026 by peggylchambers

I talked to my friend and fellow writer Paula Benge this week because she had some exciting news!!! Her book, At the Heart of the Game, Amazon.com: At the Heart of the Game eBook : Benge, Paula: Kindle Store just … Continue reading →

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