Writing Ninjas of Texas

The Writing Ninjas Attack Austin Comic Con

2011-10-26T10:20:00.000-07:00

On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday November 11-13, the Writing Ninjas will be performing a stealthy but deadly assault on the Austin Comic Con. We will be at booths #521/523 where we will be signing copies of our books. At this one very special event, ALL of the Writing Ninjas will be present.

Come by our booth for games, free books, and the chance to get your favorite Writing Ninja books signed.

Jason Henderson

2011-10-24T13:33:00.000-07:00

Jason Henderson is the author of the Alex Van Helsing series, including Alex Van Helsing: Vampire Rising from HarperTeen, which has been named by the Texas Library Association to the2011 Lone Star Reading List, a list of the top 20 books published in the previous year for young readers and 2011's Alex Van Helsing: Voice of the Undead.

To learn more about Jason, visit his site.

Jason's Books

Madeline Smoot

2011-09-12T12:24:00.000-07:00

Madeline Smoot is the publisher of CBAY Books and former Editorial Director of Blooming Tree Press. In other words, Madeline knows a lot about publishing and the process of bringing a book to market. What Madeline has never been before is an author. Missing is her first book for teens.

Madeline lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, son, two cats, a dog, and more books than should fit in any normal person’s house. For more information, visit her website.

Madeline's Books

Joy Preble

2011-09-12T12:15:00.000-07:00

Joy is a YA writer and teacher who grew up in Chicago and now lives in the wilds of Texas. Okay, just the wilds of the Houston suburbs. her second YA novel, HAUNTED, the sequel to her debut novel, DREAMING ANASTASIA, is out now from Sourcebooks.

For more information about Joy, visit her website.

Joy's Books

Mari Mancusi

2011-09-12T12:05:00.000-07:00

Mari Mancusi used to wish she could become a vampire back in high school. But she ended up in another blood sucking profession --journalism -- instead. Today she works as a freelance TV producer and author of books for teens and adults. When not writing about creatures of the night, Mari enjoys traveling, cooking, goth clubbing, watching cheesy horror movies, and her favorite guilty pleasure--videogames. A graduate of Boston University and a two time Emmy Award winner, she lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Jacob, daughter Avalon, and their dog Mesquite.

To learn more about Mari, visit her website.

Mari's Books

K. A. Holt

2011-09-12T11:57:00.000-07:00

K.A. Holt wrangles words and three kids in Austin, TX. Once an aspiring chef, Kari accidentally blew up a ham, thus cementing the decision to stick with writing. As a writer for grown-ups, Kari published HAIKU MAMA (Quirk, 2006) and periodically contributes to McSweeney's Internet Tendency and Parents Magazine. MIKE STELLAR: NERVES OF STEEL (Random House, 2009), a middle grade space adventure, was her first book written for kids (and to truly stave off the exploding hams). BRAINS FOR LUNCH, a middle grade zombie novel in haiku, illustrated by Gahan Wilson, was released in August 2010 by the Neal Porter imprint of Roaring Brook Press. So far, no books have exploded during the act of writing them. But there is still hope.

Check out K. A. Holt's Website for more information.

KA's Books

Middle Grade Books

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Teen Books (Series)

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The Alex Van Helsing Series

The Blood Coven Series:

Dreaming Anastasia Books:

Teen Books

2011-09-07T11:48:00.000-07:00

Cory Putman Oakes

2011-09-07T11:42:00.000-07:00

Cory Putman Oakes was born in Basel, Switzerland, but grew up in Novato, California. Since then, she has been an associate at a big law firm, taught business law to undergraduates at Texas State University and written several books for young people. Cory now lives in Austin, Texas with Mark and their beautiful daughter, Sophia. In addition to writing, Cory enjoys reading, cooking, running, and hanging out with her family and pets.

For more information about Cory, visit her website.

Cory's Books

Middle Grade Books (Series)

2011-09-07T11:39:00.000-07:00

The Forgotten World Series:

Jessica Lee Anderson

2011-09-07T11:16:00.000-07:00

Jessica Lee Anderson is the author of Trudy (winner of the 2005 Milkweed Prize for Children’s Literature), Border Crossing (Quick Picks Nomination, Cynsational Book of 2009), as well as the forthcoming young adult novel, Calli (2011). She’s published two nonfiction readers, as well as fiction and nonfiction for a variety of magazines including Highlights for Children. Jessica graduated from Hollins University with a Master of Arts in Children's Literature, and instructed at the Institute of Children's Literature for five years. She is a member of The Texas Sweethearts & Scoundrels and hopes to be more sweetheart than scoundrel. She lives near Austin, Texas with her husband and two crazy dogs.

For more information, visit her on her website.

Jessica's Books

P.J. Hoover

2011-09-07T11:15:00.000-07:00

P. J. Hoover first fell in love with Greek mythology in sixth grade thanks to the book Mythology by Edith Hamilton. After a fifteen year bout as an electrical engineer designing computer chips for a living, P. J. decided to take her own stab at mythology and started writing books for kids and teens. P. J. is a member of THE TEXAS SWEETHEARTS & SCOUNDRELS. When not writing, P. J. spends time with her husband and two kids and enjoys practicing Kung Fu, solving Rubik's cubes, and watching Star Trek.

For more information, visit her on her website.