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Feb 11 2026
A Literal Journey - Podcast Interview
"From A CREEPY Farmhouse to a Publishing House đŸ’€ Wendy Parris on Field of Screams & Stage Fright"
May 23 2025
Book Huddle with Readgab - Podcast Interview
"Scary Books Get Kids Interested in Reading"
Oct 1
2024
Illinois Reading Council names Stage Fright a 2025 Illinois Reads book for grades 6-8
Aug 15 2024
KIRKUS REVIEWS - Stage Fright
"A fast-paced, spooky tale exploring adolescent tumult and the uncertainty that comes with change."
​Full Review
Aug 15
2024
THE BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS -
Stage Fright
“Parris hastens to the creepy goods in this middle grade horror that surely earns its shelf space near the Goosebumps series. Beyond its well-executed tropes, however, this selection also brings some sophistication, dabbling in more mature literary nods to Shakespeare, as Parris cleverly links an ominous skull and a ghost to Avery’s internal tug-of-war.”
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SEPT 4
2023
LEGIT KIDLIT YouTube Interview
"Middle Grade Spooky Author Wendy Parris - Field of Screams"
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Watch here
Aug 3
2023
FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES...OF MIDDLE GRADE AUTHORS Blog
"Debut Author Interview with Wendy Parris"
Read blog post
June
2023
THE PRAIRIE WIND - SCBWI IL Quarterly
"Tales from the Front" column
Read at link below, pages 10-12​
The Prairie Wind Spring 2023
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apr 25
2023
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY CHILDREN’S BOOKSHELF
Alison Romig at Delacorte Press has bought Stage Fright by Wendy Parris. When Avery returns to her hometown after moving away a year earlier, she is hoping to jump back into her friend group as if nothing has changed, but new interests, secret crushes, and changing dynamics get in her way. In an effort to reunite her BFFs, she suggests they host a séance at an abandoned theater that was the site of a tragedy; what starts as a fun outing soon becomes a fight for survival. Publication is planned for fall 2024; Karyn Fischer at BookStop Literary handled the deal for world rights.
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DEC 20
2021
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY CHILDREN’S BOOKSHELF
Alison Romig at Delacorte has acquired Wendy Parris's Field of Screams. Ghost-hunting enthusiast Rebecca Graff isn't happy about being dragged to an Iowa farm to spend the summer with family she barely knows. But when she finds a note stashed in a comic book that belonged to her late father, she must race to uncover a family legacy before it is lost forever—and a tragedy repeats itself. Publication is planned for summer 2023; Karyn Fischer at BookStop Literary Agency did the deal for world rights.
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