{"id":29,"date":"2015-03-24T05:55:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T12:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.myliquis.co\/alane-adams-studios\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:34:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T23:34:54","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.myliquis.co\/alane-adams-studios\/press\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Between The Pages Honored For Gold and Silver Medal in the field of Education, Art, & Culture In the Inaugural Anthem Awards<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Orange, CA\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Feb. 15, 2022 \u2013 Alane Adams Studios announced today that it has been awarded a Gold Medal in Education, Art, & Culture: Awareness Categories-Best Strategy and a Silver Medal in Education, Art, & Culture: Product, Innovation, or Service Categories-Innovation in the\u00a0Inaugural Anthem Awards.<\/p>\n

Anthem Winners are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Members include\u00a0Daniel Dae Kim\u00a0<\/strong>(actor, producer, and activist);\u00a0\u00a0Ashley Judd<\/strong>\u00a0(Author, Actor, and Social Justice Humanitarian);\u00a0Mitchell Baker\u00a0<\/strong>(CEO and chairwoman, Mozilla);\u00a0Lisa Sherman<\/strong>\u00a0(president and CEO, Ad Council),\u00a0Sarah Kate Ellis\u00a0<\/strong>(president and CEO, GLAAD);\u00a0Renata Erlikhman<\/strong>\u00a0(chief investment officer, OW Management);\u00a0Shayla Tait<\/strong>\u00a0(director of philanthropy, The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation);\u00a0Russlynn Ali<\/strong>\u00a0(CEO and co-founder, XQ Institute);\u00a0Marc Ecko<\/strong>\u00a0(chief commercial officer and board member, XQ Institute);\u00a0Heidi Arthur<\/strong>\u00a0(chief campaign development officer, Ad Council); and\u00a0Alexis M. Herman<\/strong>\u00a0(chair and chief executive officer, New Ventures, and former U.S. secretary of labor).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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First Book and Rise Up Foundation to Donate $100,000 for New Books and Disaster Recovery Research to Schools Devastated by Hurricane Harvey<\/h4>\n

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WASHINGTON and ORANGE, Calif. (April 29, 2019)\u2014First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise committed to equal access to quality education, and Rise Up Foundation, author Alane Adams\u2019 nonprofit organization\u00a0that promotes literacy in low-income communities, are partnering to bring $70,000 in\u00a0new books this week to Houston-area schools still recovering from Hurricane Harvey, with an additional $30,000 for disaster recovery research. Adams is donating more than 8,000 of her own books, in addition to hosting school-wide assemblies at 13 Houston-area schools that were impacted by Hurricane Harvey on the importance of reading and writing, and providing funds to conduct focus groups to better understand the connection between disaster relief, books, reading, and social and emotional learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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First Book and The Rise Up Foundation to Bring $130,000 in New Books to Schools, Programs Devastated by Natural Disasters<\/h4>\n

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WASHINGTON and ORANGE, Calif. (January 29, 2019)\u2014First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise committed to equal access to quality education, and the Rise Up Foundation, authorAlane Adams\u2019 nonprofit that promotes literacy in low-income communities, today announced they are partnering to bring $130,000 in brand-new books to disaster-affected communities in Houston, and Northern California. The partnership kicks off this week with an 11,600-book donation to Lake County, Calif., where Adams will also conduct school-wide assemblies at 12schools devastated by last year\u2019s Mendocino Complex Fire. Adams personally contributed 3,600 of the 11,600 books, and made a private donation to the Lake County Office of Education, which will be distributed to educators across six districts in the form of credits to purchase books on theFirst Book Marketplace (www.fbmarketplace.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Rise Up Foundation to Donate $25,000 to RIF of Southern California<\/h4>\n

\"\"Partnering to bring literacy resources to the children of Southern California<\/strong><\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA— September 2018— Rise Up Foundation is\u00a0celebrating 10 years of supporting and providing resources towards\u00a0literacy in September 2018. In honor of this important milestone,\u00a0Rise Up is partnering with the Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) of\u00a0Southern California to further their mission of getting much needed\u00a0resources and books into the hands of over 100,000 schools and\u00a0eager young readers in the Los Angeles region.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Critically acclaimed Legends of Orkney <\/em>trilogy comes to an end<\/h4>\n

\"\"The action packed final installment, The Raven God<\/em>, hits shelves on September 12 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Aug. 17, 2017 — Transmedia author Alane Adams is ramping up for the release of the third and final installment in her critically acclaimed Legends of Orkney trilogy. The Raven God, <\/em>available on Sept. 12, 2017, follows Sam Baron and his friends as they embark on one last adventure in the magical land of Orkney.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Transmedia Author Alane Adams Wins Big in Children\u2019s Book Awards<\/h4>\n

Alane Adams picks up awards for Kalifus Rising<\/em> and The Egg Thief <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

August 10, 2017 \u2013 The captivating second installment of The Legends of Orkney<\/em> series, Kalifus Rising<\/em>, and the heartwarming children\u2019s picture book, The Egg Thief<\/em>, were stand-outs in this award season, picking up numerous literary honors from nationally recognized children\u2019s book awards.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Push play on The Red Sun<\/em> audiobook!<\/h4>\n

This summer enjoy the audiobook of the award-winning novel <\/em>The Red Sun by Alane Adams,\u00a0read by Karan Brar actor on Disney\u2019s \u201cJessie\u201d and \u201cBunk\u2019d\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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June 28, 2016 \u2013 SparkPress Audio is thrilled to announce the audiobook release of the award winning\u00a0novel The Red Sun<\/em> by Alane Adams, read by Karan Brar, actor on Disney\u2019s \u201cJessie\u201d and\u00a0\u201cBunk\u2019d.\u201d<\/p>\n

Karan Brar commented on the middle grade fantasy novel, \u201cThe Red Sun is a roller coaster ride\u00a0of adventure, Norse mythology, magic and mayhem. Between Sam facing awesome villains in\u00a0the magical realm of Orkney to teachers turning into lizards, I had the best time doing the\u00a0voiceover for the audiobook. Don\u2019t miss out on this terrific story!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Alane Adams and Artifact Technologies Announce BattleKasters<\/h4>\n

Fantasy Illustrator Dave Dorman Creates Original Art to Promote Dynamic Spell-Casting Game for Adams\u2019 Legends of Orkney\u2122 Adventure Series<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Orange, CA and Seattle, WA\u2014 March 24, 2015 \u2014\u00a0Alane Adams, author and founder of Alane Adams Studios, and\u00a0Artifact Technologies announced BattleKasters, a spell-casting adventure launching this spring at fancons across the U.S. The downloadable mobile game, an extension of Adams\u2019 Norse mythology-based Legends of Orkney\u2122 book series, turns live events into dynamic game boards, allowing questing players to collect digital trading cards and cast magic spells that literally change the state of the game for everyone playing.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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