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      Anne Bradshaw on December 14, 2009

      Well done, Stacy! This is fantastic news. A happy Christmas to you and your new company. How can it be anything else after this? :-)

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      Kim Baccellia on December 14, 2009

      Yahoo, Stacy!!!! I'm cheering for you!

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      Tone Milazzo on December 13, 2009

      Congratulations! I was a little worried for you when I checked in last night.

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      Sarah Templeton on December 13, 2009

      That's a beautiful number over there. Congrats, Tu Publishing -- to you and to all of your earnest supporters, future and present writers, and future readers. And cheers to a successful kickoff for 2010!

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      Katharina Kolata on December 13, 2009

      I am so glad we made it. This is so urgently needed!

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      Alana Joli Foster Abbott on December 10, 2009

      Wow, I love seeing the pledged number jump up! It's increased so much in the past few days. *crossing my fingers that we meet the deadline!*

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      Anne Bradshaw on December 10, 2009

      Way to go, Tu Publishing! I'm pulling for you over here in my sunny office. Hope you make the goal. Your concept in books is much needed. I cheer every time I see a higher figure on this page :-)

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      Cathy Witbeck on December 10, 2009

      Hi Stacy, I just signed up for the $30.00 slot because the ARC is just too good to pass up. I also blogged about TU publishing a few months ago. I tell everybody that I bump into about your awesome new company.

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      Beth Barany on November 29, 2009

      I am absolutely thrilled by your project! And gratefully donated $30; I look forward to reading the ARC, and reviewing it! I am also spreading the word.

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      Robert Barba on November 14, 2009

      I'll be happy to back this. I can only give a little bit at the moment, but if I can increase, I will be more than happy to do so.

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$5 coupon off the cost of any book purchase from our online store in the first two seasons, excluding shipping and your name on the thank-you page of our website.

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An e-book of one of our first two books (to be released in 2010).

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Editorial Director Stacy Whitman is the founder of Tu Publishing. She is a freelance editor specializing in fantasy and science fiction for children and young adults. She spent three years as an editor for Mirrorstone, the children’s and young adult imprint of Wizards of the Coast in Seattle. She holds a master’s degree in children’s literature from Simmons College. Before that, she edited elementary school textbooks at Houghton Mifflin, interned at the Horn Book Magazine and Guide, and spent a brief stint working as a bookseller. Stacy edited such favorite fantasy titles for children and young adults as the highly acclaimed YA series Hallowmere, the middle grade fantasy adventure series that debuted with Red Dragon Codex, and The New York Times best-selling picture book A Practical Guide to Monsters.

In her day job, Stacy is the publication manager for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series.

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