June 19, 2009

CanterwoodCrest.com is coming soon!

May 24, 2008

The Southern California Writers' Conference Blog picked up my "Diary of a Debut Author: Happy Anniversary!" video and posted it on their blog. There are lots of nice comments, too!

April 20, 2008

This fall, I'll be teaching a 6-week online course called "Writing for Teen Magazines." Registration details are forthcoming.

January 29, 2008

The Writer Magazine (March 2008) is out on newsstands now with my Breakthrough column on page fourteen.

December 20, 2007

Happy holidays! Next spring, look for the Website to undergo a complete overhaul with a brand new photo gallery, videos and more. Until then, keep coming back for all of the latest news you'll only find here.

November 27, 2007

I'm writing the Breakthrough column for The Writer's March 2008 issue. Check it out next year!

October 26, 2007

Soon, I'll be announcing the new series title and first book title!

August 17, 2007

The August/September 2007 issue of Tallahassee Woman named me as a "Woman to Watch" for a second time. View it here.

August 16, 2007

Care & Share, the newsletter of Shriners Hospital for Children in St. Louis, published an article about my work with Shriners and my book deal. View it here.

July 29, 2007

The Tallahassee Democrat ran a spread about my book deal and a mini-biography. 

July 27, 2007

Interested in signing up for my class, Writing for Teen Magazines? Go here to learn more. Class starts September 10 and lasts until October 15, so register today!

July 19, 2007

The Urban Muse Blog posted an interview with me about freelancing. View it here.

July 11, 2007

Lamar University (Texas) has asked me to teach a six-week course in fall 2007, Writing for Teen Magazines, for the university's Division of Continuing and Distance Education. Check out the Professional Writers Center for more details on how to enroll. The course is limited to 20 students.

July 1, 2007

The Tallahassee Democrat ran a gallery of photos from my photoshoot last week. Check out the top six here!

June 18, 2007

The Florida State University's student newspaper, The FSView, ran a great article about my news. Read it here!

June 6, 2007

The Florida State University English department announces my sale on their Website. See it here!

June 5, 2007

CHILDREN'S: MIDDLE GRADE
Jessica Burkhart's HIGH JUMPS AT COLLINS ACADEMY series, pitched as Saddle Club meets Mean Girls, about a small-town girl who attends a boarding school and must learn to compete with the equestrian elite, to Molly McGuire at Aladdin, in a four-book deal, in a very nice deal, by Alyssa Eisner Henkin at Trident Media Group (NA).

June/July 2007
 
Tallahassee Woman Magazine named me as a "Woman to Watch" in their bi-monthly column. The magazine serves over 70,000 women in Tallahassee.  

May 2007
 
I'm in talks with several major publishing houses about publishing my first novel. Details to come!