Alison Dellenbaugh

Welcome to my web site! I'm a freelance writer with special interests in children's writing and humor. I also have a background in technical writing and a degree in Radio-Television-Film. Click on one of the links above for more information.
So what's new?
I currently write a monthly column for Garden Center magazine, and I went to Austin SCBWI's Write in the Heart of Texas conference at the end of April 2008. Also, the Summer Shorts anthology for children has been released by Blooming Tree Press. I have a short story and a poem in it, and you can buy it here! It features stories & poems from more than 40 authors, it's illustrated by various artists, and I'd recommend it for any kids from about 7 to 12 years old.

And in news so old it's not news anymore, I was a wiener winner! As one of 50 nationwide winners of Oscar Mayer's "Oh I Wish" contest, I won a day in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. On October 9th, 2004, I used the Wienermobile as a bookmobile, to give free books (and wiener whistles, of course) to kids at the Cedar Park Public Library in Cedar Park, TX, and at the Faulk Central Library in Austin, TX. For more on my wiener odyssey, see my journal. (And check out the banner ad at bottom of this page!)
Representative publications:
Several short articles and profiles, Garden Center magazine, late 2007 to present
"Owen Nolan's Square-Wheeled Bike," Summer Shorts anthology from Blooming Tree Press, September 2006
"High Dive," Summer Shorts anthology from Blooming Tree Press, September 2006
"In With The Old," Once Upon A Time, Fall 2005 issue
"Oh, I Wished I Were an Oscar Mayer Winner," SCBWI Bulletin, January-February 2005 issue
"Falling Through the Quacks," Tall Tales and Short Stories, Vol. II from Tall Tales Press, October 2004
"A Name for All Time," The First Line, Fall 2004 issue
"High Dive," Guideposts for Kids, June 2004
"All's Fair at Science Fairs," On the Line, March 2004 issue
"Supplication," Purpose, February 22, 2004 issue
"The Diet," Peeks & Valleys, Fall 2003 issue
"Mom's Chair," Welcome Home, September 2003 issue
"Inside Out House," Guideposts for Kids, June 2003
"Fast Food for Thought," ByLine, June 2003 issue
"By Any Other Name," Welcome Home, April 2003 issue
"Goofy About Writing," ByLine, January 2003 issue
Representative contest recognitions:
"Magic Socks," Honorable Mention, ByLine Juvenile Short Story Contest, September 2004 issue
"Falling Through the Quacks," Honorable Mention and publication in upcoming anthology, Hidden Talents Short Story Contest, July 2004
Uh-Oh, Honorable Mention, ByLine Children's Story or Picture Book Contest, April 2004 issue
"Mom's Chair," First Honorable Mention, San Gabriel Writers' League Short Nonfiction Contest, April 2003
If I Were Little and The Zoo that Grew, Honorable Mentions, ByLine Children's Story or Picture Book Contest, April 2003 issue
"Falling Through the Quacks," Special Honorable Mention, ByLine Short-Short Story Contest, March 2003 issue
"For Better or For Worse," Honorable Mention, ByLine New-Talent Short Story Contest, February 2003 issue
"Ending Some of It," Finalist, ByLine Literary Awards, February 2003 issue

I'm famous! I found this on Austin Public Library's Youth Services site:


Welcome to my web site! I'm a freelance writer with special interests in children's writing and humor. I also have a background in technical writing and a degree in Radio-Television-Film. Click on one of the links above for more information. So what's new? I currently write a monthly column for Garden Center magazine, and I went to Austin SCBWI's Write in the Heart of Texas conference at the end of April 2008. Also, the Summer Shorts anthology for children has been released by Blooming Tree Press. I have a short story and a poem in it, and you can buy it here! It features stories & poems from more than 40 authors, it's illustrated by various artists, and I'd recommend it for any kids from about 7 to 12 years old. And in news so old it's not news anymore, I was a wiener winner! As one of 50 nationwide winners of Oscar Mayer's "Oh I Wish" contest, I won a day in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. On October 9th, 2004, I used the Wienermobile as a bookmobile, to give free books (and wiener whistles, of course) to kids at the Cedar Park Public Library in Cedar Park, TX, and at the Faulk Central Library in Austin, TX. For more on my wiener odyssey, see my journal. (And check out the banner ad at bottom of this page!) Representative publications: Several short articles and profiles, Garden Center magazine, late 2007 to present "Owen Nolan's Square-Wheeled Bike," Summer Shorts anthology from Blooming Tree Press, September 2006 "High Dive," Summer Shorts anthology from Blooming Tree Press, September 2006 "In With The Old," Once Upon A Time, Fall 2005 issue "Oh, I Wished I Were an Oscar Mayer Winner," SCBWI Bulletin, January-February 2005 issue "Falling Through the Quacks," Tall Tales and Short Stories, Vol. II from Tall Tales Press, October 2004 "A Name for All Time," The First Line, Fall 2004 issue "High Dive," Guideposts for Kids, June 2004 "All's Fair at Science Fairs," On the Line, March 2004 issue "Supplication," Purpose, February 22, 2004 issue "The Diet," Peeks & Valleys, Fall 2003 issue "Mom's Chair," Welcome Home, September 2003 issue "Inside Out House," Guideposts for Kids, June 2003 "Fast Food for Thought," ByLine, June 2003 issue "By Any Other Name," Welcome Home, April 2003 issue "Goofy About Writing," ByLine, January 2003 issue Representative contest recognitions: "Magic Socks," Honorable Mention, ByLine Juvenile Short Story Contest, September 2004 issue "Falling Through the Quacks," Honorable Mention and publication in upcoming anthology, Hidden Talents Short Story Contest, July 2004 Uh-Oh, Honorable Mention, ByLine Children's Story or Picture Book Contest, April 2004 issue "Mom's Chair," First Honorable Mention, San Gabriel Writers' League Short Nonfiction Contest, April 2003 If I Were Little and The Zoo that Grew, Honorable Mentions, ByLine Children's Story or Picture Book Contest, April 2003 issue "Falling Through the Quacks," Special Honorable Mention, ByLine Short-Short Story Contest, March 2003 issue "For Better or For Worse," Honorable Mention, ByLine New-Talent Short Story Contest, February 2003 issue "Ending Some of It," Finalist, ByLine Literary Awards, February 2003 issue I'm famous! I found this on Austin Public Library's Youth Services site:
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