Feb 2012
Winner Announced for Wolf Flash Fiction Contest!
02/28/2012
We received nearly 75 entries from the United States and Canada for our 2012 Wolf Flash Fiction Contest and narrowed it down to four finalists from which Gene Wolfe selected a winner.
The winner will have his story published in the commemorative program, and all four stories will be posted online on this and the Wolfsword Press websites after the March 17th event.
Without further ado, congratulations to Jake Bourbon for winning the 2012 Wolfe Flash Fiction Contest for his story, "Unraveling"! Jake wins two dinner tickets to An Evening to Honor Gene Wolfe!
The winner will have his story published in the commemorative program, and all four stories will be posted online on this and the Wolfsword Press websites after the March 17th event.
Without further ado, congratulations to Jake Bourbon for winning the 2012 Wolfe Flash Fiction Contest for his story, "Unraveling"! Jake wins two dinner tickets to An Evening to Honor Gene Wolfe!
WINNER:
"Unraveling," Jake Bourbon (Fair Oaks Ranch, TX)
FINALISTS:
"Lupina Revenant" by Paulette Livers (Chicago, IL)
"The Hunt" by Justin Shelton (Bowling Green, OH)
"Little Red Riding Hood" by Jackie Reuter (Freemont, IL)
Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry,
and we hope to see many of you at the Sanfilippo Estate on March 17th!
6 more days to purchase dinner tickets!
They are only on sale until March 5th!
©2012 Madeline Carol Matz. All rights reserved. mcmatz.com
Leap Year Promotion - The Silence of Trees FREE for Kindle until March 1st
02/27/2012
As a special 2012 Leap Year promotion, Valya Dudycz Lupescu’s novel The Silence of Trees is available for FREE on Kindle Monday, February 27 until the end of Leap Day. After 11:59pm on February 29th, the price will go up to $4.99. (The Silence of Trees will still be available for free on the Kindle Owners' Lending Library.)
The Silence of Trees is a historical novel of magic realism set in Eastern Europe during WWII and modern-day Chicago. Read reviews here or go to Amazon, where there are more than 100 customer reviews .
In 2011, The Silence of Trees reached the Top 100 for Paid Kindle books. Thank you to everyone for spreading the word! Let's see if we can do it again and reach the Top 100 in 2012!
Stay tuned for an announcement about the audiobook soon to be released by Iambik Audio!
Iambik to Produce Audiobook for The Silence of Trees
02/19/2012
Iambik Audio is producing the audiobook for our fiction title, The Silence of Trees by Valya Dudycz Lupescu. The audiobook will be narrated by the lovely and talented Xe Sands. In preparation for her recording, Xe Sands (@xesands on Twitter) live tweeted her reading of The Silence of Trees with the hashtag: #SilenceofTrees.
Here’s a Storify compilation of her experience: http://storify.com/valya/the-silence-of-trees
Look for the audiobook to be released soon. We’ll be sure to post information!
Here’s a Storify compilation of her experience: http://storify.com/valya/the-silence-of-trees
Look for the audiobook to be released soon. We’ll be sure to post information!
Flash Fiction Contest to Win Dinner Tickets for Gene Wolfe Event
02/19/2012
Wolfsword Press and the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame are sponsoring a contest to win 2 dinner tickets for An Evening to Honor Gene Wolfe held on March 17, 2012, at the Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington Hills, IL.
The evening celebrates the lifetime literary achievement of writer Gene Wolfe as he receives the first Fuller Award. The steampunk scifi literary extravaganza features performances by Terra Mysterium and R. Jelani Eddington. Special guests for the evening include: Gene Wolfe (of course!), Peter Sagal, Gary K. Wolfe, Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, Michael Dirda Audrey Niffenegger, Luis Urrea, Kyle Cassidy, and so many more! (For more information on the event click here.)
GENE WOLFE WILL SELECT THE WINNER FROM THE FINALISTS!
The winner will be announced on our website by March 1. This will give everyone else time to purchase their tickets (Ticket sales end on March 5, 2012!)
THE CONTEST: Write a flash fiction story that features a wolf (or a Wolfe). This "theme" can be interpreted as broadly as you wish. The story must be at least 100 words but no more than 250 words (that includes the title). The story can be of any genre. It must be previously unpublished (that means in print or online).
The deadline is Friday, February 24, 2012 at 11:59pm CST. Any email submissions sent after that time will be deleted without consideration.
Send your submission in the body of the email (EMAILS WITH ATTACHMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!) along with your name, address, telephone number, and email address to [email protected]
A FEW FLASH FICTION TIPS
Sometimes called sudden fiction, microfiction, or short shorts, the length of flashes can vary. For our purposes, the flash cannot exceed 250 words. Flashes should still contain classic story elements: protagonist, conflict, and resolution. The limited word length, however, dictates that some elements will remain unwritten or implied in the written story.
DISCLAIMER AND OFFICIAL INFORMATION:
Winner must provide his/her own transportation: airfare, bus fare, train fare, llama, airship.
If you are unable to attend, there is no substitution prize. You may, however, gift your tickets to someone else.
Good luck to you! We look forward to reading your stories and hope to see you on March 17th!