Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sara Houghteling


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The result was   keep. Cirt (talk) 07:10, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Sara Houghteling

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Fails to meet WP:AUTHOR requirements. Sources currently quoted are publicity, blogs, self published and a book review. I find few sources on the Avery Jules Hopwood Novel Contest but this does not appear to be an internationally recognized award. Searching Google News shows similar matches and no fresh sources specifically about Houghteling that establish notability sufficient to address the requirements for a biography page for someone who has published a single book. Checking the Amazon sales rank, the book rates 748,809 (i.e. selling about one copy per month). Ash (talk) 16:24, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  -- Ash (talk) 16:24, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep The book was given a full review by the NYT, whichis normally sufficient for notability. The  question is whether to have the article on the author or the book, and if the author is living, as here, they are likely to write more books, so this is where  there is potential for expansion. DGG ( talk ) 20:01, 8 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep for the same reasons given by DGG.05:30, 9 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep. Houghteling and her novel are receiving  more notice.  I see plenty of good sources available to expand this into a good article and I will be happy to work on it if it is kept. --Sainge.spin (talk) 02:09, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
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