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Comments from Authors/Publishers

Thank you so much for sending this feedback!! This was extremely helpful and filled with lots of great insights/reflections. Firstly, to have 15 readers for the book was something kind of unheard of. And to get 7 written reviews out of that 15 is incredibly, incredibly useful. We would love it if you guys could post these reviews for Consciousness in a Nutshell to Goodreads.
Really happy we submitted to TWSA. You're running a good thing here. I'll be sure to tell anyone who asks that this is an award competition worth submitting for.

Jay Nelson & Lindy Nelson, authors of Consciousness in a Nutshell

What a delight to read the feedback you shared with me about my book RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO. I am so happy that they enjoyed the book, found Dr. Kean's story so interesting and the APOPO HeroRATs inspiring. I love to share the story to school children. Who knows who might discover another way to work together with animals to make a difference.
I would so appreciate you sharing the information with Goodreads and Bookbub if that's possible. What a joy to receive this email. It made me very happy. :)
Thank you for all of the work you do with the contests and fundraisers. Your support of fellow writers is very admirable.

J N Courtney, author of RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO

Thank you so much for this, what a lovely document (feedback) to read, it's really appreciated.

Thank you to you and the team for the work and effort, it really is one of the most personable awards I've had the pleasure of being part of.

Bertie Stephens, author of Ellie Ment and the Material Matter

Hi Edward,

Thank you for sending me the feedback for Stikki the Squirrel.

I would be delighted if you would post the comments and feedback from the young readers who have read Stikki. I would be very happy if you would post the comments on Goodreads and on my BookBub book page.

And of course, please thank all the children involved in the judging process. Their comments are lovely and mean a lot to me. After all, writing about what you love and then to know you have succeeded in entertaining and delighting your target audience is wonderful and gratifying to hear.

Thank you all so much.

Best wishes,
Jane.

Jane H. Wood, author of Stikki the Squirrel

Hey Edward,

Hope you are doing well! Been super excited to see the feedback. I haven't been able to stop smiling after seeing it. I'm glad that everyone has been liking the book. In all honesty I didn't expect to be a finalist, being my first published work, so I'm happy I got there and now I'm gonna improve based on the feedback I got.

I read that we needed to confirm so you guys could post the comments, review and star ratings in Goodreads and Bookhub if possible. So I hope I'm not making a fool of myself with the rambling, but yes I would love if you guys could post them.

Anyways, I'm very grateful to you and the Wishing Shelf team, and readers. It's been amazing.

Poncho Bosque, author of Chronicles of Heroes: Untamed Nature