After much deliberation, my fellow judges and I have found three prize winners out of the many fantastic stories submitted. Follow the links in the titles to read the winning entries! First Place: Sam Graber, with Starfinder’s Sacrifice Second Place: Maggie Graber, with A Million Heartbeats Third Place: Catherine Hinkle, with Bones of Cobalt Blue […]
Book spotlight on A Dance of Shadows, by Erica Marie Hogan
A Dance of Shadows by Erica Marie Hogan — Ten days have passed since Sundragon blood was shed for a sacrifice by Raphaela Kael. Ten days since Lathan and Maxx Jandry fled the city in search of Princess Damari Kael and their niece, Noelle. Brecken Jandry, Brae’s loyal husband, remains a tortured prisoner in the […]
Bones of Cobalt Blue, by Catherine Hinkle
Stories of the Stars contest third place winner: She landed with the practiced ease of centuries, blue talons gripping the cliff’s edge. Wind whistled through the granite crags, and small stones scrabbled beneath her feet. With a low growl, she dove from the cliff. Unfurling her wings, she soared high in the currents, where stars […]
A Million Heartbeats, by Maggie Graber
Stories of the Stars contest second place winner: I’m not an insomniac. I’m just lying awake at 2 am. I stare up at the dirty, white ceiling. There’s a crack that runs from one side to the middle, as if it will split open at any second causing the roof to crash down and kill […]