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Member News – January 2026

Lynn Slaughter

Lynn is excited to share the following news for her novel, Missing Mom:

  • Missing Mom was named the 2026 Independent Press Award winner in the young adult fiction category!
  • Missing Mom has been nominated for an Agatha in the juvenile/young adult category. 
  • Missing Mom has been named a finalist for the Dante Rossetti Award (CIBA) for Young Adult Fiction.
You can visit Lynn’s blog at www.lynnslaughter.com

 

Beverle Graves Myers

Noncorporeal IV: Phantom Dusk, the latest annual anthology of ghostly tales from Inkd Publishing, launched this January. Beverle Graves Myers is proud to have her spooky story, Late for the Reunion, join 18 other strong author voices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leanne Edelen

Leanne’s short story, Myrtle’s Way, is a winner in the Fiction category of Kentucky Monthly’s Penned Literary Contest.

It will appear in the upcoming February 2026 issue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeanette Pope

Jeanette will have a book signing event for the launch of her new novel, Throwaway Kids:

When: Feb 21, 2026 from 2PM – 5PM

Where:

University of Louisville Alumni Club

200 E Brandeis Ave, Louisville, KY 40208

Signing is in the Library at the Club

Stay in touch with Jeanette via her website: https://popeauthor.com/

 

Our Next Chapter Meeting will be February 14 at 11:30 am, EST. A separate post will go out next weekend with program details.

 

Send your news items to the following address: news@derbyrottenscoundrels.com

We will post on our Facebook page weekly and do a monthly round-up of news on the website.

 

Congratulations!