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Find Maine Writers - Virginia Wright, born and raised in Maine.
I'm a Maine girl; I was born and raised in the state of Maine. Although I don't currently live there all year round, Maine is my happy hunting ground, and it is where my feet are firmly rooted in my heart. I'm a member of the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA). You can find my profile here. I'm a multi-genre author, and my latest release, A Christmas to Remember, is my first romance novel. It made Amazon's Best Seller list on the very day of its release, in the category of Medical Fiction (2021).
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A Christmas to Remember made #23 Amazon Best Seller in Medical Fiction. Thank you to all who purchased my book! $0.99 eBook on Amazon. https://amazon.com/dp/B08FLZD2WT Available also in paperback.
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BUY A Christmas to Remember $9.99 Paperback
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2/7/19 Ayuh Another Downeast Cookbook, on Amazon Top 100 Best Seller List
Ayuh, Another Downeast Cookbook: Recipes From Maine made the Amazon Top 100 Best Sellers list again, today 2/7/19 in New England Cooking, Food & Wine Cookbooks at #28. :-)
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11/20/18 Just notified that Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do brought home the Bronze medal in the AUTHORSdb 2018 Cover Contest in the Education category. Thank you to all who voted for the cover I designed for my book. Your votes helped Buzzzzzzzz win!!! Xo -Virginia
Photography is my second love, especially nature photography, which is ever-present in my photographs. I'm also a beekeeper. My Instagram.
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9/28/18 Daniel Caron, speaker and program facilitator at Daniel's Programs- Original Play, LLC, and Photographer at Nature Nomad, LLC, read from my book Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do at the Bridgeport Public Library, in Bridgeport, Ohio, while presenting a program on Beekeeping. Thank you, Daniel Caron! I apologize for missing your program. Great photo of you and my book Buzzzzzzzz!
;-) -Virginia
You can find Daniel's photos at Fine Art America and on Instagram.
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4/26/18 Release of Ayuh, Another Downeast Cookbook: Recipes From Maine by Virginia Wright
Soooooo excited for the release day of Ayuh, Another Downeast Cookbook: Recipes From Maine. It has been a long time in the making. Thank you to all those who have purchased my cookbook. Xo -Virginia Wright
Ayuh, Another Downeast Cookbook: Recipes From Maine is chock-full of unique and delicious game recipes for wildlife food enthusiasts. The recipes include everything from bear to raccoon, clams and lobster, chowders, sauces, and wild goosegrass greens. These recipes are brought to you from Registered Maine Guides of The Maine Professional Guides Association, members of Maine Lobstermen's Association, and Bangor Daily News columnist and TV personality, Bud Leavitt.
I have deliberately left the inevitable imperfections that occurred when reproducing the original manuscript (which was initially compiled 35 years ago), as I feel this adds to the cookbook's charm. I hope that you, too, will embrace its authenticity and that you and your family will enjoy these recipes for many generations to come.
Enjoy! -Virginia Wright
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4/28/2018 What exciting news to wake up to this morning! Ayuh, Another Downeast Cookbook: Recipes From Maine is #2 on Amazon's Best-Selling Hot New Releases list and #18 on Amazon's Best-Selling New England Cookbooks list. Woot! Thank you to all who purchased my book and helped it reach bestseller status. Xo -Virginia Wright
Butterfly Watercolour by Charu of a Monarch Butterfly by Nature Photographer Virginia Wright
Posted on October 8, 2017
A week or so ago, I posted a Monarch butterfly photograph that I took in my bee and butterfly garden. Many of you know that one of my favorite things to do besides writing is photographing nature and foodstuff. Well, on Facebook, I posted this beautiful Monarch butterfly feasting on Joe-Pye Weed (above), and Charu Jain of Watercolour by Charu, from Bangalore, India, messaged me that she would like to paint my photograph. I told her I didn’t mind, but if she used it anywhere, I would like to have credit for my photograph. :-) Charu agreed, and quickly got to work and created a beautiful watercolor of my butterfly. We both captured a moment in time from that one photograph. As my photograph inspired Charu to do her watercolor, my photographs inspire me in my illustrations, too. I illustrated two butterfly coloring books (go figure). Practice Your Way to Perfect: Butterflies Coloring Book and Practice Your Way to Perfect: Butterflies Coloring Book 2. I’ve always loved watching butterflies flitting here and there with their beautiful colors; it seemed fitting for me to illustrate a coloring book with butterflies. :-) You can find more of my nature photography on Instagram. Charu is the illustrator of Ten Zany Birds by Sherry Ellis. You can learn more about Charu here. It touched my heart to have such a talented artist want to paint “my” photography. Beautiful job Charu! Thank you for wanting to paint my butterfly. Xo
Hugs,
-Virginia Wright
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Crying Bear by Virginia Wright #1 Amazon Best-Seller in Children's Bear Books July 24, 2016.
Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do by Virginia Wright #1 Amazon Best-Seller in Children's Bug & Spider Books July 10, 2016.
Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do #1 Bug & Spider Books
# Animals
#1 Elementary School
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Timothy the Christmas Mouse Coloring Book by Virginia Wright won Silver in the 2016 AUTHORSdb Cover Contest. Author Virginia Wright designed the unique cover and the holiday illustrations for the coloring pages within the book, which is a companion to the adorable storybook Timothy the Christmas Mouse.
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Wild Animal Sounds, written by Virginia Wright, has been entered in the 2015 Authorsdb Cover Contest.
Update: Wild Animals Sounds is a SEMI-FINALIST in the AUTHORSdb Cover Contest.
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Steampunk Alice, written by Dennis Higgins, and cover illustrated by (Virginia Wright), was awarded the "GOLD" in the Authorsdb 2014, Cover Contest.
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Virginia Wright, Author, received an "INDIE BOOK OF THE DAY" AWARD, August 7, 2014, for her book: Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do.
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Virginia Wright Author, received an "INDIE BOOK OF THE DAY" AWARD, March 10, 2014, for her book: The Christmas Secret.
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Virginia Wright Author, received EXPERT AUTHOR @ Ezine Articles, May 24, 2012, with 15 earned achievements!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 21, 2011 OGLEBAY ZOO – WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA- “Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do by Virginia Wright” was highlighted at a presentation by Daniel Caron, MS, CAGS, an international speaker, a program facilitator, trainer, and consultant (http://www.danielsprograms.com/about.htm).
Caron presented a program about Apiary Promotion and Product Development through Photography. Buzzzzzzzz was not only highlighted but also part of a fundraiser for the Tri-State Beekeepers Association, which encompasses beekeepers in Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
Buzzzzzzzz is written by Virginia (Brown) Wright, who was born and raised in Belfast, Maine. Her recently released 26-page book was chosen for Caron’s highlight because it is not only packed with almost 2,000 words of simplified text that teach children and adults about what honeybees do, but also because, through her photographs, you see honeybees in their environment.
For Author Information:
Facebook: virginiabrownwright
Tri-State Beekeepers Association: http://tristatebeekeepers.com/
Oglebay Good Zoo
Route 88 N,
Wheeling, WV 26003
+1 (304) 243-4030
Nature Nomad – Daniel Caron, MS, CAGS, is also a nature photographer and most famously known for his “frog” photography (http://www.naturenomad.com/frogs.html)
“By doing one of the very simplest of things, such as planting a flower garden with flowers that honeybees prefer, this book teaches young boys and girls to be caretakers of one of our greatest pollinators, the honeybee,” said Virginia Wright, author of “Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do.” Virginia Wright became a published author in 1981 to provide young readers everywhere with a smile, a laugh, or an educational piece of information.
Her site, http://www.virginiawright.com, offers a range of preschool activity pages that are free to download and are month—and theme-based.
Virginia resides in the Down East Maine area. If you’d like more information about this author, such as scheduling an interview, author visit, or library reading, or to have her present as a speaker, contact Virginia Wright: info (at ) virginiawright (dot) com.
MORE ABOUT BUZZZZZZZZ WHAT HONEYBEES DO BY VIRGINIA WRIGHT: For her book, she went inside the beehive as a “Nature Photographer” to take live photos. When asked why she didn’t illustrate this book like her others, she said: “I wanted to show children real photographs of the bees.” “How many children have seen a honeybee’s tongue?” I bring that to you in Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do.” The photo featured on the book cover is of a honeybee feasting on the very top of a purple thistle.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JACOBSBURG, OHIO – (www.theauthorsshow.com) August 27, 2010 AUTHOR RADIO INTERVIEW- Virginia Wright, four-time Author
and Illustrator of the books Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do, Crying Bear, The
Prince and the Castle, and The Prince and the Dragon, are being interviewed on August 27th at 11:30 a.m. by Radio Show Host Don McCauley on the Authors Radio and TV Show (www.authorsshow.com). The Interview will air that night at midnight and run for 24 hours.
Virginia Wright Radio Interview
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Made the news!!!!
Posted on August 10, 2011, by Virginia Wright
I made the news!!! Machias Valley News Observer Writer, Ruth Leubecker, interviewed me, Virginia Wright, at Peavey Memorial Library in Eastport, Maine, when I was attending a library reading. Here is a screenshot of the newspaper article. I’m excited! Thank you, Ruth, and Machias Valley News Observer.
Author Reading
Posted on August 21, 2011, by Virginia Wright
Peavey Memorial Library in Eastport, Maine, was very kind in hosting my author read this month. I read my latest book release, “Crying Bear, Yes, Bears Cry Sometimes Too.” All children who attended the read received coloring sheets, crayons, stickers, and their choice of one of my books.
Machias News Observer reporter Ruth Leubecker sat in on the reading and interviewed me afterward. The following week, a great article and photo appeared in the newspaper. Many thanks to you, Ruth, for making the trip to Eastport, Maine, to do a story on me!
Any school interested in hiring me to do an author visit, please contact:
info [at] virginiawright [dot] com
I will be more than happy to go over my fee and program.
~Virginia
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Author Interview by Eric @ Happy Birthday Author.com
March 19, 2011
Eric Van Raepenbusch, founder of Happy Birthday Author.com, celebrated "me" as an author on my birthday, March 19, 2011. My latest release, Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do, was the topic of conversation. Eric said, "I found this non-fiction book to be a beneficial resource for parents and children looking to learn more about honeybees. Reading the book and refreshing my knowledge of honeybees might get me motivated to try beekeeping for the first time this Spring."
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November 2010
Mr. Paperback in Ellsworth, Maine, Carrying Autographed copies of Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do by Virginia Wright (Limited-Time) only.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Guest Speaker and Book Signing - October 21, 2010, Machias, Maine, at Retired Teachers
Meeting at Bluebird Restaurant, Machias, Maine.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
Author Radio Show Interview Now Scheduled!
AUGUST 27, 2010, 11 A.M. – Don McCauley from the Authors Radio and TV show will interview Virginia Wright, a four-time author of children’s books. The author will discuss her latest book release, “Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do.”
Note: Interviews play from 12 a.m. ET for 24 hours. Weekend reruns start on Fridays for three days. More details about this event and where you can listen to Virginia Wright’s interview will be coming soon.