The Debutante Ball
Empowering women debut authors since 2007.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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How Mary Berman Deployed Voice in Her Debut Novel
Today’s newsletter comes from , whose horror novel about wedding planning, UNTIL DEATH, debuts one week from today! Below, Mary on how she brought her spiky protagonist’s voice to life — and why she made her so spiky in the first place.
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April news: Gearing up for launch; a book hops the pond
Spring showers brings… more book news! It’s shaping up to be a busy spring and summer for us Deb Ball pals here — keep an eye out for Until Death by Mary Berman in May, and then When We Were Feral by Shasta Grant and Chase Me If You Can by...
How We Get It Done!
For most of us life is a tightrope at the best of times—family, work, chores, and then there’s the stories and characters that take up real estate in the minds of writers, characters that chatter and argue and sometimes keep them up at nigh...
March Deb News: A cover reveal, a PW review, and a San Fran book launch!
Hello friends,
ICYMI, the first Deb Ball book is OUT!!!
Prodigal Tiger goes to California
Sam Chong’s Malaysian-inspired YA fantasy, Prodigal Tiger, has been called an “arresting debut” (Publisher’s Weekly), “thrilling and tumultuous...
The Childhood Lore that Inspired PRODIGAL TIGER
Today’s newsletter comes straight from , whose novel PRODIGAL TIGER debuts one week from today! Below, Sam on the Malaysian elements of the book, how she brought the world of her novel to life, and what weird questions she asked her parents...
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Seven debuts for the class of 2026. One big dance toward publication. Samantha Chong, Mary Berman, Shasta Grant, Heather Frances, MJ Soni, Elizabeth Urso, and Marley Rose-Teter.
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