It’s that time again! Publishing is a very tough industry to crack, and it’s also hard to stand out from the crowd. I know it doesn’t seem like much, but take a minute, some of the links here lead to short stories you can read online and decide for yourself (and please – don’t limit yourselves to the people I have here – the ones below are for a Manitoba focus. Don’t vote to be nice, vote because you really like the work and think others might like it too).
They’re due in I think over a week, so vote soon. I’m going to be honest: I have Too Far Gone sitting on my shelf, and I think I’m going to read it before I finish the three I have on the go because I want to know if I should vote for the author. I know I know – I read like 70 books last year and I’m at 15 thus far, but I got vacation approved for next week, so yay for down time. I will spent some of it doing watercolor painting and starting a new writing project.
Here’s some Manitoba/Area people, handy for you to vote for:
| Moot | Corey Redekop | ||
| The Last Good Look | Chadwick Ginther | ||
| The Maelstrom At The End Of The World | Lindsay Kitson | ||
| When the Gods Send You Rats | Chadwick Ginther | ||
| Freezer Burn | Timothy Gwyn | ||
For YA Fiction
http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/aurora-awards/eligibility-lists/ya-novel/
| Mabel the Mafioso Dwarf | Sherry Peters |
Okay, these two ain’t local – but I just read these so I think you should check them out as well:
| Hawk | Marie Powell |
| Maddie Hatter and the Deadly Diamond | Jayne Barnard |
And here’s one I haven’t got to, but really want to:
| The Silver Spear | Clare C. Marshall |
And as a fun note, for the graphic novel/other The Chronicles of Era Graphic Novel 1 was a 2014 project – but the Indigogo Campaign is still going on for Book 2. You *could* vote for Best Artist though…
And I’m gonna be honest – I have no idea how they categorize Novellas – Housetraps tend to be between 20-35 k, but if you’re humming and hawing “Is it short fiction? Is it other?” You can always try the latest of the Detective Series, Menagerie @ Trois. As for me – this is a handful of what you can check out and support. We have some great Canadian Content out there, so if you happen to think something is great, utilize social media. Leave a review. Tell someone they should give it a shot.
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