Natural Witchery has won a 2008 Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR) Award for "Best Book in the Wicca/ Paganism" category!

I just had this confirmed last night and wanted to pass along the news. I can hardly believe it two COVR Awards in 2 years. Last year my, The Enchanted Cat won in the "2007 Best Book Magick/ Shamnism" category --and this year Natural Witchery ties for the win in the "2008 Best Book Wicca/ Paganism" category!

Wishing you all a fabulous summer and Blessed be,

Ellen

Hi everyone,

Just got back home from a festival in Tennessee called PUF (Pagan Unity Festival) I met some faboulous people and had a chance to hang out with my friend Christopher Penczak. He hasn't seen me since February and I've lost more weight- so to my delight he did not recognize me at first.

Finished the edits on "A Garden Witch's Herbal" yesterday- got them approved so I will have that off my desk shortly- and then I can get back to my next book project. I have an outline done and the introduction written and tapping it's foot impatiently at me. So It's driving mne carzy and stressing me out a bit to not be able to dive back in.

But once I re-print out the edits and ship them off to Llewellyn this week I will be good to go and the other new book project can commence. I am including a new picture of me and Christopher that was taken a couple of days ago. Wishing everyone a magickal spring!

Oh yes, This just in . I will be the keynote Speaker at the Nasville Pagan Pride Day on September 13th!

Blessed be, Ellen

Hello everyone,

Well Spring tour season is finally winding down. It's good to be home again and I am really looking forward to working in the new gardens, doing the edits for "A Garden Witch's Herbal" and just puttering.

I have been to California, Texas, Salem, Massachusetts, Illinois and Alabama, in the past 2 months so it's fabulous to be home and just relax and take it easy.  I'm taking a hiatus from public teaching for a while and recharging and resting up.

The release date for my 10th book, A Garden Witch's Herbal is May 2009.  This summer I'll be starting yet another book project and I can hardly wait.

Above is a picture of me on the beach at Salem-that was taken a week ago. The beach is called Waikiki beach because it is crescent shaped and the sand has a purple tinge from all the shells. I uploaded a few other new pictures too. I hope you will enjoy them.

Blessed be, Ellen Dugan

Hello to all!

Well the Spring 2008 tour has begun and I head off to Texas for "Ostara Fest 2008" next week, and then go back to Salem, Massachusetts at the end of March, for a weekend intensive that I am teaching on "Practical Magick" at Laurie Cabot's shop, The Cat, The Crow and the Crown.

We got 8 inches of snow dumped on us this week in about 3 and a half hours and the good news is that yesterday it hit in the high 40's so it's all meting! I am SO ready for spring.

I sent up my completed 10th manuscript to Llewellyn a few weeks ago and the release date is Spring 2009. It is the largest book that I have written to date- and should have lots of illustrations! The Working title is

"A Garden Witch's Herbal"

What do I mean by working title? Just that. It's the title I gave the book now we have to wait and see what the committee decides the final title will be. I'm betting it should stay close to the working title.

Please visit my author;s website for all the deets on my 2008 tour www.geocities.com/edugan_gardenwitch  thehn click on "Tour Info" and scroll down.

Wishing you all an enchanting spring- filled with witchery all about the home and garden!

Blessed be, Ellen Dugan

Hello everyone!

I've been writing away on book #10 and How to Enchant a Man is due out on January 1st 2008. So any day now you'll be able to get ahold of it. I posted a new profile photo and I look a bit different as I have lost about 27 pounds since this past August. I still have a ways to go but I'm about half way to my goal.

I will be going to PantheCon in San Jose, California in February. I am presenting a lecture on Sunday night at 9:00 pm. For more information hop over to my author website at www.geocities.com/edugan_gardenwitch  then click on "Tour Info".

Here are the blurbs for How to Enchant a Man. 

A captivating and highly ethical exploration of love magick for witches and for those simply seeking to use magick to better themselves and their relationships. -Christopher Penczak

'You have bewitched me.' said Mr. Darcy to Miss Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice. Ellen Dugan gives us so many ways tpo bewitch! The very book a woman needs to enhance her birth-given charms. -Rev. Laurie Cabot, H.Ps.

Happy New Year and Blessed be,

Ellen