Thanks so much for participating in this week’s  “Books Are Our BFFs” giveaway where my friend Joyce and I were giving away autographed copies of two of her books.

The winners are of the contest are ….  Barbara Krasner and Shannon Hitchcock!

Barbara is an award-winning author of stories and articles for children and adults. She is a member of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee and is especially interested in Jewish history. She blogs about writing stories with Jewish content right here: http://thewholemegillah.wordpress.com/ 

Shannon is a freelance writer who had amassed quite an impressive list of credits, and whose middle-grade novel is now on submission by East/West Literary Agency. Check out her blog right here: http://shannonhitchcockwriter.blogspot.com/ and an interview with her, including tips on how to write for magazines: http://cynthiawillis.blogspot.com/ 

Dear winners, please e-mail me at katiaraina (at) yahoo (dot) com with your addresses, and I’ll be delighted to send you your prizes.

Thanks again, everyone , for reading and participating! Remember, even if you don’t win one of my contests, do drop me a line and tell me about yourself — what you write, what you read. I would love to hear it.  That’s what this blogging adventure is all about!

Hugs and Happy Valentine’s Day to all,

Katia