The Club.
Every writer needs a writing critique group. One by one, these writing group friends found each other, and after many years of scrambling to submit words, pushing themselves to finish manuscripts before critique night, and generally riding the highs and lows of the writing profession together, they dubbed themselves a hot mess. Hence, the Hot Mess Writers Club.
Tamara Bailey
Middle Grade
Tracy Daley
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult
Valerie Hart Doll
Young Adult
Jessica Flory
Young Adult
Patrice Carey Hale
Young Adult
David Munk
Picture Book, Middle Grade,
Creative Non-fiction
Heidi M. Rogers
Picture Book, Early Reader, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Young Adult
Jordan Monson Wright
Picture Book, Young Adult
Fun Fact #1
Several of the Hot Mess Writers have only met in person a few times. They keep in touch over email, Zoom, and Marco Polo.
Fun Fact #2
The Hot Mess Writers are a cross-country group with members located in Georgia, Idaho, Missouri, and Utah.
Fun Fact #3
The Hot Mess Writers cover a range of genres: contemporary, fantasy, romance, magical realism, paranormal, historical fiction, and creative non-fiction.
Evidence that the Club does occasionally see each other.
Tracy, Patrice, Heidi, and Valerie hanging out after the Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers conference, June 2021
Heidi and Patrice at a Real Salt Lake game, July 2021
Tracy, Patrice, Jordan, Heidi, and Valerie getting together during holiday travel, December 2023
Tracy, Patrice, Heidi, and Valerie hanging out after the Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers conference, June 2021
