Hey, everybody! Meet Fenway! (And a special offer for teachers and librarians!)

Wowee! Now you can "meet" Fenway! The cover of FENWAY AND HATTIE recently made its debut on the blog of librarian extraordinaire, dog lover, and all around lovely human, Margie Myers-Culver. I am honored and grateful that Margie agreed to host the cover reveal and throw a few questions my way -- my very first interview. If you haven't seen it, go check it out!

And if you're an elementary school teacher or librarian, you can let your students meet Fenway, too! Send me your school's name and address and I'll be happy to mail you this FENWAY AND HATTIE postcard for your room or library while supplies last. (Shown below: Postcard front and back.)

Fenway Postcard

Great news: Another FENWAY AND HATTIE Book is Coming!

Evil squirrels are bad enough. Wait till Fenway meets this guy!

I'm so excited that GP Putnam's Sons will publish FENWAY AND HATTIE in February 2016. And now I'm even more excited because Putnam will also publish FENWAY & HATTIE AND THE EVIL BUNNY GANG in Spring 2017!

In this sequel to the first book, Fenway thinks nothing could be worse than a Gang of Evil Bunnies, until Hattie brings home a cage with a bunny who poses the biggest threat of all. 

I’m beyond thrilled to continue working with my brilliant editor Susan Kochan to bring another Fenway and Hattie book into the world.

Victoria J. Coe

Welcome to My Author Web Site!

I'm so excited to launch my brand-new web site! Thanks for stopping by.

Back in 2011, I imagined a character named Fenway - a Jack Russell Terrier - who moves with his human family from a high rise in the city to a house in the suburbs. After months of thinking and journaling and brainstorming, I wrote the first draft of what would eventually become FENWAY & HATTIE, a novel for kids.

But that was just the beginning. I spent nearly two years completely rewriting the manuscript with outstanding support from generous teachers, writing classmates, and wise fellow writers. And the hard work paid off!

In August 2013, I signed with my incredible super agent, Marietta Zacker of the Nancy Gallt Literary Agency. She sold the story to Putnam/Penguin a few months later!

You can read more about my publishing journey on Theresa Milstein's blog. You can also read my announcement in Publisher's Weekly.

Here I am signing my first publishing contract!

This past summer I had the opportunity to meet Marietta as well as my fabulous editor, Susan Kochan, in New York. I had so many stars in my eyes, I could hardly see straight! I feel unbelievably lucky to have connected with these fabulous and talented ladies who love Fenway as much as I do. 

Here I am with Marietta in the lobby of the Penguin offices.

And now, Fall of 2014, I'm launching my web site! Super huge thanks to the talented and gorgeous Connie Huang (MIT Class of 2015) for her expert design and amazing support. We're hard at work developing the rest of the site, which we hope to launch next Spring.

In the meantime, check back here for the latest news. I look forward to keeping you updated!

Victoria J Coe