Shana Burton 2010 Retrospect

Shana Burton was busy in 2010 and is ready for big things in 2011. If you would like to be a part of her New Year email Dee Stewart at deegospelpr@gmail.com or visit Shana's Facebook Page

BIO:

Shana Burton is a high school teacher at Northeast High School in Macon, Ga. She is also a published author of Suddenly Single (GA Book of the Year Nominee,) First Comes Love(GA Book of the Year Nominee) and Flaws and All under Kensington Publishing. Flaws & All released August, 2010, has been selected as a Black Expressions Book Club Pick.

Chocolate City Magazine calls Flaws & All a “Sex and the City meets Waiting to Exhale meets Christ. Flaws and All is a tell-it-like-it-is saga of redemption, sisterhood, and unconditional love.”

PAST APPEARANCES:

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• 2010 Black Pearls Magazine Chocolate Social, Atlanta, GA



• 2010 Faith and Fiction Retreat, Atlanta, GA



• 2010 Hank Stewart White Linen Affair



• 2010 Decatur Book Festival



• 2010 Georgia Literary Festival



• 2010 Peach County Public Library Fall Literary Show(host), Perry, GA

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Radio Interviews:

• 10/10, Big Time Publishing with Claudia Mosley



• 9/10, Black Author Network Radio



• 9/10 Promoting Purpose Radio Show



• 9/10, The Certain Ones Radio



• 8/10, Written Voices



• 8/10, From the Heart Radio Show



• Dreams 4 More Radio



• 11/08, Books A Latte Podcast

Interviews:

• 9/10, Black Pearls Magazine



• 8/10, All the Buzz Literary Review



• 8/10 Five Minutes with Joey Pinkney



• 8/10, APOOO Book Club



• 8/10, RAWSISTAZ Book Club

Reviews:

• 2010 Bella Online



• Loving Heart Mommy



• 8/10 Curled Up with Good Book



• 8/10 , Arms of a Sister



• 7/10, Chocolate City



• 7/10 Books of Soul

Press Releases:

• High school English Teacher Chosen to Read at Largest Book Festival in the Country



• GA High School Teacher Joins Pulitzer Winners



• Black Expressions Book Club Featured Author Joins Emmy Award Winner in Atlanta for Good Cause

Book Covers:

Author and High School Teacher Shana Burton joins NY Times Bestsellers, GA Writers Hall of Fame, & Pulitzer Prize Winners this weekend at the 12th annual Georgia Literary Festival.

Northeast High school English Teacher Shana Burton, who is also a 2008 and 2009 Georgia Book of the Year Nominee meets her fans this weekend in Statesboro, Georgia, at the Georgia Literary Festival. On October 23, 2010 The Georgia Literary festival will feature 25 writers including special appearances by popular author Ferrol Sams, former U.S. Senator Max Cleland, Pulitzer Prize winner Natasha Trethewey, Hall of Fame author Philip Lee Williams, bestselling novelist Tina Ansa, cookbook author Damon Lee Fowler, gardening expert Walter Reeve and Poet Laureate David Bottoms.

Shana Burton is high school teacher at Northeast High School in Macon, Ga. She is also a published author of Suddenly Single(GA Book of the Year Nomination,) First Comes Love and Flaws and All under Kensington Publishing, Flaws & All released August, 2010, has been selected as a BlackExpressions Book Club Pick. She will also host the Peach County Public Library Fall Literary Trunk Show in Fort Valley, Georiga November 6, 2010.

Chocolate City Magazine calls Flaws & All a “Sex and the City meets Waiting to Exhale meets Christ. Flaws and All is a tell-it-like-it-is saga of redemption, sisterhood, and unconditional love.”

Pic: Author Shana Burton with Actress/Author Victoria Rowell

• Read an excerpt of Ms. Burton’s Flaws & All visit http://shanajburton.blogspot.com/



• Learn more about the Georgia Literary Festival by visiting http://www.georgialiteraryfestival2010.org

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Shana Burton’s Flaws & All featured in Galley Cat’s Labor Day Coming Attractions

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What a September! DGP’s Shana Burton will be reading at Twain’s Local Prose Stage today at The Decatur Book Festival, the largest indie book festival in the country at 4:15 pm. On top of that her new release Flaws & Alls has just been featured in this Labor Day weekend’s Galley Cat Coming Attractions. Her book was selected out of more than a hundred nominations. Congrats, Shana!

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Chosen to Read at the Largest Book Festival in the Country

Author and High School Teacher Shana Burton joins NY Times Bestsellers & National Award Winners this Labor Day at the largest book festival in the country.

Atlanta, Ga., August 30, 2010 — Northeast High school English Teacher Shana Burton, who is also a 2008 Georgia Book of the Year Nominee has been chosen to read at the Decatur Book Festival. The (DBF) Decatur Book Festival is the largest independent book festival in the country. Burton will read her from her new book Flaws & All(Kensington Publishers) Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 4:15 pm EDT at the Local Prose Stage.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical is an annual, free book festival that takes place over Labor Day weekend in Decatur, Georgia. More than 300 authors will be present. Noted authors included to read: National Book Award winner Jonathan Franzen, Pulitzer Prize winners Natasha Trethewey and David Finkel , New York Times best-selling authors Ridley Pearson and Emily Giffin.

Shana Burton is high school teacher at Northeast High School in Macon, Ga. She is also a published author of Suddenly Single(GA Book of the Year Nomination,) First Comes Love and Flaws and All under Kensington Publishing, Flaws & All released August, 2010, has been selected as a BlackExpressions Book Club Pick. Her tour kicks off at the DBF as well. She will also appear at the Georgia Literary Festival in Statesboro October 22-23, 2010.

Chocolate City Magazine calls Flaws & All a “Sex and the City meets Waiting to Exhale meets Christ. Flaws and All is a tell-it-like-it-is saga of redemption, sisterhood, and unconditional love.”yr

• To read an excerpt of Ms. Burton’s Flaws & All visithttp://shanajburton.blogspot.com/
• To learn more about The Decatur Book Festival visithttp://www.decaturbookfestival.com

About DeeGospel PR

DeeGospel PR is an entertainment pr boutique located in Atlanta, GA. Our clients include(d:) Author, Radio Personality and Movie Producer Reshonda Tate Billingsley, National Recording Artist Destiny Praise, and Georgia Book of the Year Nominated author Shana Burton.

For media inquiries, contact Dee Stewart at deegospelpr@gmail, 770.298.7539 or visit DeeGospel PR online at www.deegospelpr.com/

Facebook PJ Party with Author Shana Burton

Shana Burton will host a live Facebook PJ Chat Party at her Page on her Chat Live tab on Tuesday August 17, 2010 at 6:30 PM EST. She might ask some wild questions that may make you blush, but in a good way. Shana is that kind of lady. We will give away some goodies courtesy of DeeGospel PR, while you share your PJ’s Flaws & All. It will be funtastic!

Click the Facebook Page Button  below to be directed to the Chat this Tuesday.

Dine with Me Tomorrow

Join me, Ella Curry and Black Pearls Magazine Thursday night, July 29, 2010 for a night of bookclub introductions, live author readings and great food at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. This event will bring readers up close and personal with me!

Date: Thursday Night, July 29, 2010

Time: 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm EST

Location: Hyatt Regency Atlanta
265 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Learn more about the event here.