Globe-trotting retrievers return for African safari adventure in new children’s book
- Posted in Book Releases & Events
- Last Updated on June 18, 2018
Last year, author and illustrator Victoria Peterson Laird introduced readers to golden retriever brothers Lincoln and Nicholas in Retrieving Adventures! Lincoln and Nicholas Go to Alaska. This holiday season, Peterson Laird brings the furry duo back to the page in a sequel that tackles a new adventure: an African safari. […]
2016 Book Contest winner to host book signing
- Posted in Book Contest
- Last Updated on November 14, 2016
Local author Jean De Vries will be signing copies of her first novel, Bestow On Us Your Grace, at Thistles Flower Shop in Pella on Saturday, December 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.! The event will celebrate the holiday release of De Vries’s book, winner of the Write Place 2016 Book Contest. […]
Putting infographics to work
- Posted in Graphic Design Tips
- Last Updated on November 21, 2016
There are tons of ways to use infographics in communication pieces with your customers and team members. Even if it’s not an all-out infographic, elements of the process and visuals you’d typically find in infographics can help make messages stick […]
Overcoming the impossible: Family, faith, and love triumph in 2016 Book Contest Winner
- Posted in Book Contest
- Last Updated on June 18, 2018
Winner of the 2016 Write Place Book Contest, Bestow On Us Your Grace by Jean De Vries of Pella, Iowa, is the latest novel published by the Write Place. Told through the eyes of a very unlikely couple, an 18-year-old expectant mother and her Amish neighbor, Bestow On Us Your Grace is a heartwarming story about family, faith, and love. […]
“Write Your Memories” course to begin November 16
- Posted in Book Publishing Tips & News
- Last Updated on October 17, 2016
Pella-area residents can learn how to write about their lives in a six-session course, “Write Your Memories,” which begins November 16 in the Meeting Room of the Pella Public Library at 603 Main Street. The class begins at 10 a.m. and ends at noon. The class will meet three times in November, then take a writing recess and resume again with three sessions in the spring. […]
Jolly holiday fun: Twelve dancing horses celebrate Christmas in new book by Iowa City author
- Posted in Book Releases & Events
- Last Updated on June 18, 2018
The Horse That Ate Christmas, written by Debbie Brady Shellady and illustrated by Victoria Peterson Laird, is the latest children’s book published by the Write Place. It tells the true story of Zsir, a dancing horse, who gets into trouble on Christmas Eve when he eats all of the treats in his stablemates’ stockings […]
Class is in session: Humorous new memoir explores the changing world of education in the 1970s
- Posted in Book Releases & Events
- Last Updated on August 18, 2020
A Teacher’s Tale, the latest memoir published by the Write Place, has arrived just in time for the new school year. Written by Bob Hammann, a retired public school administrator, this book chronicles Bob’s life during his first teaching assignment Lewiston, Idaho. Hammann’s humorous stories from his early days as a junior high math teacher provide a fun and inspiring glimpse into the world of education in the 1970s […]
Iowa author transports readers into Depression-era Ozarks in new novel
- Posted in Book Releases & Events
- Last Updated on June 18, 2018
The House on Cadron Creek by Sheryl L. Carter is the latest novel published by the Write Place. Set in the hills, valleys, and mountains of the Ozarks during the Depression, Carter’s novel tells the story Virgie and Dan McDonald. When Dan’s job is eliminated, the McDonalds move deep into the mountains in pursuit of logging work. Married less than two years and expecting their first child, the couple is thrust into a strange backwoods world for which Virgie is totally unprepared […]
Writing a new chapter: The Write Place makes a big move!
- Posted in News + Tips
- Last Updated on July 07, 2016
The Write Place team is excited to announce that we have a new home! In late June, we moved from our Main Street office to a new Pella location, 809 W 8th St., Suite 2. This new office is located on the second floor of the Pella Hosting and Ship It facility. “The move is a great fit for the Write Place—the new office offers more space and the opportunity to be in close proximity to other creative people working in a similar industry,” explained Write Place Manager Lexie Thomas. […]
Oskaloosa author captures the beauty of creation in new photography devotional
- Posted in Book Releases & Events
- Last Updated on June 18, 2018
The Rocks Cry Out by Oskaloosa, Iowa, author and photographer Deborah DeJong is the latest book published by the Write Place. Readers will be enthralled by this beautiful coffee table devotional of landscape photography, which pairs 28 vibrant images with accompanying Biblical verses and reflections. From the beauty of a meadow in the heartland to the majesty of a towering mountain range in the west […]