Congratulations to our seven winners from each of the genres! Now it’s time for YOU to vote!
We would like to extend a very big thank you to all who entered! There were so many great stories, but we have it down to our top seven (one in each genre). The contest is now in the public voting phase for the Grand Prize Winner.
One of the authors of these seven stories will win a KINDLE FIRE and a fabulous eBook bundle.
How it works:
Each judge has posted their winner on their website. Simply go to each website, read the short story and follow the links to the next story. Once you are finished reading all seven stories, you just come back here to vote. Please do read all 7 winners before coming back here, though.
Each of these winners will receive a $5 Gift Card, an eBook Bundle, and a custom banner for their website designed by Danielle DeVor.
Thank you to all of those who submitted their wonderful shorts in this category. I enjoyed reading them. This was a truly difficult decision as I had some awesome entries. But here is my choice for the winner of the Contemporary Fantasy genre!
Read on for our winning story “The Giant Project” by Kirstin Pulioff.
Grand Prize – Kindle Fire and eBook Bundle
Genre Winners – $5 Gift Card, 2-eBook Bundle, custom banner for their website (designed by Danielle deVor)
2-Ebook Bundles by Genre
Contemporary Fantasy
Portals by Maer Wilson A Touch of Darkness by Tina Moss
Horror
Sorrow’s Point by Danielle DeVor The Clearing by Thomas Rydder
Historical
Unexpected Gifts by S.R. Mallery The Luck of the Weissensteiners by Christoph Fischer
Paranormal Romance
Fairyproof by Constance Phillips Violet Midnight by Lynn Rush
Romance
Resurrecting Harry by Constance Phillips Love is Never Past Tense by Janna Yeshanova
Young Adult
Grave Winner by Lindsey Loucks The Escape of Princess Madeline by Kirstin Pulioff
Mystery
Front Page Fatality by LynDee Walker Center Point by RM Clark
Grand Prize Winner eBook Bundle
Wicked Misery by Tracey Martin NGLND XPX by Ian Hutson Haunting Lia by Shannon Eckrich Switch by Karen Prince
“Ghost Memory” by Maer Wilson
“Unwanted Ghost” by Maer Wilson Restless Souls: 3 Dark Fables by Thomas Rydder
“Something Bad” and “She Found Them” by Dab 10 Luna Sanguis by Simon Okill Luna Aeturnus by Simon Okill Mirror Deep by Joss Landry
“The Ivory Tower” by Kirstin Pulioff A Minor Magic by Justin Macamber Elephant in the Room by Diana J. Febry Portrait of a Dead Guy by Larissa Reinhart Diners, Dives & Dead Ends by Terri L. Austin Double Whammy by Gretchen Archer Peer Inside My Soul and See Me by De Ann Townes, Jr. A King Among Prince by De Ann Townes, Jr. Other Side of Forever by Shannon Eckrich Oaken Fury by Bakhari Burrell Highland Solution by Ceci Giltenan A Stiff Kiss by Avery Olive
1. Submission dates – Opening date is 11/15/2013 at 12:00 AM. Closing date is 11/30/13 at 11:59 PM. All times are Pacific Standard Time.
2. Each submission must be 3000-5000 words.
3. Each story must be submitted as an attachment via email to goldenshortscontest@gmail.com
4. The email should include:
Author’s name,
Story title
Genre
Author’s email address.
5. Formatting – Submissions must be formatted in a standard .doc file as an attachment and submitted as follows :
Times Roman 12 pt
1 inch margins
Double spaced Include only story title and page numbers. (NO AUTHOR NAMES in the story attachment)
6. Submissions must be of original, unpublished work and all rights owned by the entrant. Copyright remains property of the author.
7. Stories must be in one of the following genres:
Contemporary Fantasy
Horror
Historical
Paranormal Romance
Romance
Young Adult
Mystery
8. Stories will be forwarded to the judge for that genre.
9. All entrants must be at least 18 years of age.
10. The name of the winner and their winning story in each genre will be posted on 12/7/2013 on the judging author’s website. See below for the links to each genre.
11. The poll to vote for the Grand Winner will open on 12/7/13. A link to the poll will be available at each sponsoring author’s website.
12. Voting will close at 12:00 AM PST on 12/20.
13. The Grand Winner will be announced on all sponsoring websites on or after 12/20/13.