Performed by Val Cole Get to know the winning writer: What is your novel about? Skye’s an Asian-American comic book superhero with a gun in his hand and a gripe against his author. Every girl Skye’s ever dated is either dead or trying to take over the world, and in the series finale, Skye’s best… Continue reading Chapter 1 Reading of Becoming Hero by Jen Finelli
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Short Story: Supermarket Savagery by Joan Grindley
Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? A confrontation in the super market. What genres would you say this short story is in? Drama/comedy How would you describe this story in two words? happy confrontation What movie have you seen the most in your… Continue reading Short Story: Supermarket Savagery by Joan Grindley
Short Story: The Quandary by Ann Barlow
Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? A vampire that feels she doesn’t fit in. What genres would you say this short story is in? fantasy fiction How would you describe this story in two words? Quirky vampire. What movie have you seen the most… Continue reading Short Story: The Quandary by Ann Barlow
Winning Short Story: EMMA’S GIFT by Carolyn Reynolds
Performed by Erynn Brook Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? A woman who was born with the gift of “knowing” who sees her own impending death and decides to use her gift to cut through the superficial and nuanced talk and speak the truth in her last days.… Continue reading Winning Short Story: EMMA’S GIFT by Carolyn Reynolds
Winning Short Story:Sequoia Seeds by Mattheus Carpenter
Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? It’s about how the tiny seeds in the cones of the majestic Sequoia trees are analogous to the fact that even the smallest ideas I have can blossom into magnificent discoveries, ideas, accomplishments, acts of kindness, etc. What… Continue reading Winning Short Story:Sequoia Seeds by Mattheus Carpenter
Winning Short Story: A CHRISTMAS REUNION by Joy Lin
Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? The twin brother of a man comes home for Christmas after disappearing for 5 years and stirs up all sorts of emotions. What genres would you say this short story is in? Drama. How would you describe this… Continue reading Winning Short Story: A CHRISTMAS REUNION by Joy Lin
Winning Short Story: A Gift of Value by Nancy Janes
Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? Realizing the truth that all people are part of the human family What genres would you say this short story is in? Personal Essay How would you describe this story in two words? Love Kindness. What movie have… Continue reading Winning Short Story: A Gift of Value by Nancy Janes
Winning Short Story: Small Town Newspaper by Rachel Sutton
Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? It is a segment from a newly-separated, mutually very hurt couple’s life posthumous What genres would you say this short story is in? Modern fiction. Perhaps it could be interpreted as dark comedy by some. How would you… Continue reading Winning Short Story: Small Town Newspaper by Rachel Sutton
Winning Short Story: The Old Man by Joseph Tsujimoto
Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? SOMEONE LIKE MY FATHER. What genres would you say this short story is in? PROSE-POEM How would you describe this story in two words? AMERICA’S MYTHS What movie have you seen the most in your life? MYSTERIES How… Continue reading Winning Short Story: The Old Man by Joseph Tsujimoto
Novel Transcript Reading: GUARDIAN by Marc W Johnson
Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the winning writer: What is your novel about? It is anthology of 5 dark short stories and 3 poems that drag into the light the deepest parts of us we wish to keep hidden. What genres would you say this novel is in? Well, there is a little… Continue reading Novel Transcript Reading: GUARDIAN by Marc W Johnson
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