SALT LAKE CITY, UT March 5, 2014 Good relationships take a certain kind of magic to succeed. Even if it’s just a metaphor, sometimes you need magic. But what if all you’ve got is the wrong magic? Alex and Stephanie…
WiDo™ Acquires Catfishing Memoir by Erin Passons
SALT LAKE CITY, UT February 27, 2014 “Michael fell in love with Erin twice. The first time, he didn’t know she was married. The second time, he didn’t know it was her.” When WiDo’s submission editor, Allie Maldonado, read these…
WiDo™ to Publish Paul Yarbrough’s Second Mississippi Novel
SALT LAKE CITY, UT January 9, 2014 Paul Yarbrough’s debut novel, Mississippi Cotton, published early in WiDo’s history as a publisher, remains one of their bestselling and highest-reviewed books. It is for this reason that WiDo’s submissions editor, Allie Maldonado,…
“My Shot Gun Wedding with Social Media” / David Kalish
Successful authors, I once believed, focused on what they did best. They wrote. They rearranged words on the page. And once their first novel was accepted for publication, they’d pop open the champagne, do a couple of book signings, and…
Eric Trant Signs With WiDo™ for Dystopian Novel
SALT LAKE CITY, UT November 19, 2013 Eric Trant has done it again– written a book that WiDo’s submission editor, Allie Maldonado, absolutely cannot stop reading. This one is a dystopian work about a family trapped in the Arkansas mountains…
Sequel to Amy Saia’s THE SOUL SEEKERS in the Works
SALT LAKE CITY, UT November 12, 2013 Reader praise for Amy Saia’s debut YA novel The Soul Seekers (WiDo Publishing, 2012) has been enthusiastic and positive, with phrases like “beautifully crafted,” “a feast for the senses,” “realistic and haunting.” It…
Third and Final Book in Paul Anthony Shortt’s Locked Within Trilogy Now Under Contract
SALT LAKE CITY, UT October 30, 2013 The third and last in Paul Anthony Shortt’s Locked Within trilogy is now under contract with WiDo Publishing, expected release date late 2014. Titled “Final Hope,” it will complete Nathan Shephard’s story, begun…
WiDo Publishing™ Acquires New-Adult Novel by Donelle Dreese
SALT LAKE CITY, UT October 7, 2013 For author Donelle Dreese, an event in her past was the inspiration for a book recently bought by WiDo Publishing.™ Her story loosely fictionalizes the devastating mine fire that turned Centralia, Pennsylvania into a…
“WiDo Publishing: Past, Present and Future” / Angela Jackson-Brown with Karen Jones Gowen
Author Angela Jackson-Brown, curious about her publisher WiDo Publishing™, requested an interview with WiDo’s managing editor, Karen Jones Gowen. The interview originally appeared on Angela’s website. We thought it would be informative to post a segment here on our blog.…
WiDo™ to Publish Debut Novel, YA Fantasy by Bethany Harar
SALT LAKE CITY, UT September 2, 2013 Several years ago, aspiring writer and high school English teacher Bethany Harar heard Neil Gaiman speak at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC. She remembers, “An idea for a novel was lurking…