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Awards

May 27, 2014


In case you hadn't noticed, my books have been getting numerous awards! Recently Compass received Bronze in the AuthorsdB Book Cover Contest for Young Adult, and Destiny was just announced as the winner for the Indie Book of the Day award! Compass was also selected as a nominee for the InD'tale Magazine RONE Awards this year.


They are now featured on a variety of new sites too such as eBookSoda, Riffle, and 49thShelf.  More coming soon!

Go check them out!

eBookSoda:  http://www.ebooksoda.com/ebook-deals/sway-by-jennifer-gibson

49thShelf: http://49thshelf.com/Contributors/G/Gibson-Jennifer

Riffle: https://read.rifflebooks.com/books/256095





Recently I visited a fabulous school for the Deaf in Belleville (Sir James Whitney).  It was amazing! I did a presentation and writing workshop for them.  I had a great interpreter with me who was able to keep up me and my animated personality.  She really did an incredible job acting out the scenes from my books. 

I loved how much the kids interacted with the teachers.  They were so happy! I soon as I walked in, the atmosphere was so friendly and welcoming.  It felt more like family rather than a school or institution and that is a wonderful thing to see. 

And yes, it really is very much like Hogwarts.  The old school grounds and buildings really do add to the charm. They have dorms and social areas that are very similar to the "houses" in Harry Potter. Walking through the halls and learning the history of the school was inspiring.  The students are very fortunate to have such a wonderful school with a variety of services available to them.  It was such a thrill to be able to meet so many awesome kids and staff members that day who were also hard of hearing and deaf like me.




On a sad note, my furry purry muse, Liam, died this month.  He was nearly 20 years old.  He was my inspiration for Parker in the trilogy series.   I couldn't have done it without him.  Thank you so much for so many wonderful years of your love and friendship.  You were my best friend. Missing you already.





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Nominee!

April 14, 2014



Sweet! My second novel, Compass has been selected as a RONE nominee for the InD'Tale Magazine RONE Awards in the Young Adult/Inspirational category! This is a very prestigious award and can bring a lot of well deserved attention to the winning books. 

Vote here >>> http://indtale.com/2014-rone-awards-week-six

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Blog Hop

March 10, 2014


I was recently tagged by talented author Melissa Groeling (http://melissagroeling.blogspot.ca/) as part of a Blog Hop. The purpose is to answer several questions and tag other authors to do the same ;)

Here are my responses to some of those curious questions:

What am I working on?

For the past few months, I've been writing a series of fun short stories that I'm hoping to publish someday.  It's a great writing exercise and keeps my creative mind sharp. My next goal is to complete a science fict...
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International Women's Day

March 10, 2014

I was recently invited to do a presentation about my life and my books as part of the Women's Day Celebrations in Belleville.  It was a delightful crowd featuring people of all ages including Deaf and Hard of Hearing students from Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf. They were an eager group who were keen on learning more about what it was like to grow up with a severe hearing loss in the 70's and 80's.

I spoke about what it's like to have people approach me about my hearing aids and dealin...
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Finding HOPE

November 14, 2013


That's me! I'm donating a copy of Destiny to our local library, that's our Librarian Marg who is thrilled to be receiving it.


For those of you that were not able to attend my Book Launch, here's a portion of my speech for you to enjoy!  If you've read my books Sway, Compass, or Destiny - please leave a review at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or KOBO. I would love to hear what you thought about them. Thank you!


Finding HOPE

I recently gave a speech at a conference for people with disabilities and tal...
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Heros

November 4, 2013



We all want someone to look up to, a particular hero who is fearless, embodies incredible strength, and is willing to stand by our side to help guide us.  It's that shining star of inspiration that lifts us out of the darkness. 

If you ask me who my hero is, the answer may surprise you.  It's not a dashing prince, although Harry comes pretty close, or a firefighter, it's Nick Vuijicic.  He was born with no arms or legs (tetra-amelia syndrome).  Like me, he endured a difficult childhood.  Grad...
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Stars

September 26, 2013


I've met all sorts of people and kids from around the world.  The ones that steal my heart are those that have a disability.  Many have had a difficult life, particularly as a young child.  They've endured the most unimaginable horrors that no one should ever go through.  Being bullied is just one aspect of cruelty that they have encountered.  Imagine having your hair set on fire by a classmate or being pushed down the stairs at school and no one offers a helping hand.  The principal and teac...
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Wherefore art thou?

September 16, 2013




I recently saw a great post written by a friend of mine who just happens to be hearing impaired like me.  She hit the nail on the head describing what it's like to have a hearing loss. One sentence in particular was quite profound, this is what she said: It’s like standing outside, looking through a window, rapping on the glass and trying to talk to our family on the inside.

That's exactly what it's like for me, every single day. It's no one's fault, that's just the way it is being hard of h...
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Blog hops and interviews

September 5, 2013


When I'm not busy promoting my books, creating ads and working on my next book, I'm often doing interviews or blog hopping. Today, I'm being featured on the "Shut up and Read" blog today which is a fun article. Keeping busy is a good thing, it keeps me out of trouble ;)

Go check it out: http://shutupandreadgroup.blogspot.ca/2013/09/q-with-jennifer-gibson.html
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Coffee and chocolate

September 4, 2013




Writers have all sorts of tools to help them with their creative writing process.  For some of us, it's sipping hot cups of coffee, nibbling on chocolate, listening to head-bopping music or having a scented candle nearby.  It's not an easy task to sit down, stare at a blank piece of paper and pray that the pen magically starts writing as if we were at Hogwarts. We're not wizards, we can't snap our fingers and presto! a chapter suddenly appears.  It's a long and arduous process.  And sometimes...
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