Rogues in Writing Competition

The big day is almost here. This weekend the Rogues Gallery Writers enter into the final leg of writing competition. The Florida Writers Association sets forth the winners of the 2009 RPLA awards. The Rogues have a lot to be excited about. We have seven, count them, seven manuscripts that are finalists for an RPLA award. This is a big deal to us.

BloodTrail has a semi-ghost written memoir that achieved finalist status. This book covers the turbulent life of a Rabbi in Europe during the Nazi years and beyond. We are VERY excited about this manuscript.

Rednekah has a short story up in the finalist spotlight. The story, Five Easy Minutes is one of the best written short stories of its length ever written, and appears in the upcoming anthology Writing is Easy. If there was ever a lock on an award winning story, Five Easy Minutes is it in my humble opinion. Rednekah also will be the top author signing her autograph in the new book - From Our Family to Yours - a collection of short stories about family that the FWA put together. Rednekah's story - Variations on Mr. Cornflake was awarded the top story designation by an FWA panel of judges and chief judge Suzette Standring. A much-deserved accolade to be sure.

Then there's DarkThorn. Yeah. Me. Ok, so I entered a lot more material than my fellow Rogues. I happen to believe in the theory of numbers. I have 5 pieces that are finalists in the RPLA's. Two short stories (yep, I'm up against ol' Rednekah, and I don't like my chances there), two flash fictions and one poem. The four fictions- The Road Home, Lavender Hour, Autumn Wind and Witch Moon - can be found in the upcoming book Writing is Easy as well and the poem - Rendezvous - can be found in the just published Loves Lost and Found.

Last year the Rogues were virtually shut out of the top spots in the RPLA's with DarkThorn's Fatherhood 101 placing third in the non-fiction category. This year we bounced back with volume and quality. Keep your fingers crossed. Rub those lucky rabbit's feet. We aim to take home ton's of recognition.