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FMAM
'Fire to Fly' SHORT STORY Contest for 2003
WINNERS
FMAM
is proud to say that after 6 years the ‘fire to fly’
Contest has taken off and it IS flying! The stories we
saw in 2003 were fabulous, and many! Because of this I
am going to have many more Honorable Mention winners (and
they will get prizes!) than we’d anticipated. I wish
I could reward every one of you! Please don’t feel
bad if you didn’t make this list, I can’t tell
you what quality work came flying in! We’ll have
guidelines for 2004 listed soon and I hope you’ll
enter. You are ALL winners in my book! Do NOT forget to
check out our SLESAR TWIST contest
which goes on until Dec 15th! Remember, the winner
of ST contest will be in DIME,
too!
WINNERS
FOR THE 2003 ANNUAL FMAM ‘FIRE TO FLY’ CONTEST
AWARDS!
FIRST PRIZE:
NO SALE by ELIZABETH DEARL wins $300 cash,
and this story will be published in FMAM's first annual
DIME anthology in paperback AND audio, to be released
by June 1st 2004 and published by Quiet Storm Publishing,
editor babs lakey. CONGRATULATIONS!
SECOND PRIZE:
FAMILY SECRETS by JAN CHRISTENSEN wins
$100 and a 1 year subscription in FMAM plus publication
of this story in FMAM!
THIRD PRIZE:
THE BRIDGE by DARRELL JAMES wins $50,
a 1 year subscription in FMAM plus publication of this
story in FMAM!
HONORABLE MENTIONS ARE NOT IN ORDER, ANY
ONE OF THESE FIRST FIVE COULD HAVE BEEN IN 4TH PLACE.
THE FIRST FIVE WILL RECEIVE A ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO
FMAM!
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL by VICKI M TAYLOR
UZZLE-PYE by FRANK BUGIARDO
PURITY'S PERFECT MURDER by C. ROCHELLE WEIDNER
CHOOLA by TAMMY KAISER
WITH LOVE, VERONICA by KEN GOLDMAN
Also memorable… and will receive our
honorable mention certificate
INTO THIN AIR by DAVID WILCOX
BLOOD ON THE ROCKS by DOROTHY FRANCIS
DEATH UNDERGROUND by JK CUMMINS
CIGARETTES KILL by DANIEL E. MARTIN
FLASH WINNERS!
FIRST PLACE: TRUE CONFECTIONS by SUNNY
FRAZIER and for that, she will receive $100!
HONORABLE MENTION - ALSO ANY OF THESE COULD
HAVE BEEN SECOND PLACE! THE FIRST THREE WILL RECEIVE A
SUBSCRIPTION TO FMAM FOR 1 YEAR
DINNER OUT by TAMMY KAISER
WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN? By STEPHEN WILSON
BY THE TIME HE GETS TO PHOENIX by DAVID WILCOX
Also memorable… and will receive our
honorable mention certificate
REJECTION by A. HUNT (KADI EASLEY)
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND JACK THE RIPPER by RICK MAGERS
THE ENVELOPE PLEASE by CHARLES SCHAEFFER
*All winners will receive award certificates,
checks, if applicable, within a week to ten days (depending
on mail!) . The top three will be published in FMAM. Those
who received Honorable Mention should contact babs at
babs@fmam.biz if they
are interested in having FMAM publish their story.
To all who entered this contest, MANY THANKS!
Keep in mind that we do not have our regular editors as
judges, and if you are interested in having your story
published in FMAM get in touch with babs for what to do
next.
AND, last but not least, thanks to the judges!
Drop by our website to find MORE info on our judges, including:
WARREN MURPHY
JACK BLUDIS
CLINT GAIGE
MICHAEL BRACKEN
LONNIE CRUSE
KIT SLOANE
G. MIKI HAYDEN
CHRIS FREEBURN
ALEX MATTHEWS
PHILLIP TOMASSO III
DR. SHUVENDU SEN
CLAUDIA MCCANTS
SHARON POTTHOFF
STEPHEN D. ROGERS
BETH ANDERSON
DALE STOYER
PATTY G HENDERSON
SHANNON RIGGS
CHRIS SPEAKMAN
BRET WRIGHT
APRIL MAY ROLLINS
ANITA YORK
SUSAN LEE (FRY)
DONNA BEDRICK
TONY FENNELLY
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ALEX
MATTHEWS:
Alex Matthews' recently published book, Wedding's
Widow, is the sixth in her mystery series featuring
Cassidy McCabe, a psychotherapist-sleuth who sees
clients and solves mysteries out of her Oak Park,
Illinois, home. In Cassidy, Matthews set out to
create a character most women will identify with:
a woman who struggles to develop healthy relationships,
succeed in her career, retain her independence,
and get her mother's voice out of her head.
Matthews,
a psychotherapist in private practice with her husband,
writes mysteries that reflect her interest in feminism,
relationships, and cats (her fictional cat is a
character, not a pet.) Matthews has received the
Readers' Choice Best Series Character Award and
the Cat Writers' Muse Medallion
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DR.
SHUVENDU SEN
Dr Shuvendu Sen is presently a resident of New
York city, working as a Medical Director for Surgical
Technology program under Long Island University.
He is also passionately involved with many charitable
health organizations across the world.
On
the literary front, his works have appeared in various
newspapers, journals and anthologies. His latest
short story " A Brief Encounter" has been
published by the online version of BBC, UK. He has
recently been awarded the First place for the 2003
Poetic Mayhem contest from FMAM, MN. He has been
nominated for the Pushcart Prize XXVIII edition
for his column 'Wheelchairs To Heaven". He
is also a regular reviewer of books for FMAM.
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CLAUDIA MCCANTS
Claudia McCants was the 2003 President of the Internet
Chapter of Sisters In Crime. Her book, Dream Tapestry,
is the first story in her Brave New Woman Mystery
Series. She also contributes stories to Futures
Mysterious Anthology Magazine.
Claudia’s books
are available online at all of the bookstores. Visit
her websites, too! www.claudiamccants.com
and www.bravenewwoman.com
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KIT
SLOANE
Kit Sloane was the first fiction editor of FUTURES,
FuturesMysterious
Anthology Magazine. She has published numerous short
stories and articles on the art of writing. LAST WORDS
is the fourth in her Margot O'Banion series from Deadly
Alibi Press. It follows FINAL CUT, GRAPE NOIR, and
BAD ACTORS. Booklist cited Kit's first novel, FINAL
CUT, naming Deadly Alibi Press one of the "Best
New Mystery Imprints" for 2001.
Kit is a movie buff who
lives on a hilltop Northern California ranch with
her college professor husband, four horses, four
cats, two goats and a boxer named Sally. She shares
her gardens with the local deer and is an avid San
Francisco Giants baseball fan.
Where available: all
titles are available from the press at 1-800-695-9003
or at www.
deadlyalibipress.com, from the usual sources
online or order from your neighborhood bookstore
Kit Sloane
The MARGOT O'BANION series
from Deadly Alibi Press, Ltd.
FINAL CUT, GRAPE NOIR,
BAD ACTORS & LAST WORDS http://www.kitsloane.com
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STEPHEN ROGERS:
Over three hundred of Stephen's stories and poems have
been selected to appear in more than a hundred publications.
His website, www.stephendrogers.com,
includes a list of new and upcoming titles as well as
other timely information.
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PHILLIP
TOMASSO III
Phillip Tomasso III is the award-winning author
of Adverse Impact, Johnny Blade, Third Ring, Tenth
House and Mind Play. He works full time as an employment
law paralegal, freelances for a community newspaper
and writes regular book reviews for Futures Mystery
Anthology Magazine, The Best Reviews, New Mystery
Reader Review and Curled Up With A Good Book. Tomasso
also writes middle grade novels under the pen name,
Grant R. Philips. King Gauthier and the Little Dragon
Slayer will be released by Port Town Publishing,
September 2003; Sounds of Silence in the Fall of
2004 by Star Bright Books. Living in Rochester,
New York with his wife and three children. Tomasso
is currently at work on his next mystery and middle
grade novels. http://hometown.aol.com/philtomasso
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CHRIS
FREEBURN
Chris Freeburn is the author of Parental Source
and Generation Without Souls, the first two books
in The CCD Series, police procedurals that also
focus on the social elements of law enforcement
and crime. She is a former JAG Army specialist and
spent many years as a paralegal in the Commonwealth
of Virginia. She also attended the Citizen Police
Academy of Prince William County, Virginia as part
of her research for her first series. Her new novel
scheduled to be released May 2004 by Quiet Storm
Publishing introduces a new series. Dying for Redemption,
introduces Callous Demar a PI who proves that sometimes
the best detective to solve a murder...is a dead
one. www.chrisfreeburn.com
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SHARON POTTHOFF
S.P. Potthoff published a mystery/thriller The Twisted
Triangle through iUniverse in 2000; Down These Wicked
Streets published The Face of Iniquity in 2001; she also
has published poetry and has some being considered currently
with SPS Studios, Inc., Blue Mountain Arts. Sharon is
writing two children's book series and a mainstream novel.
She also prepares court reporters' transcripts for production.
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BETH ANDERSON
Chicago area resident Beth Anderson is the author
of six published novels, among them one romance,
two mainstream novels, and three thrillers. Two
of her recent books, NIGHT SOUNDS and MURDER ONLINE,
have been nominated for the prestigious International
Frankfurt Award and both were EPPIE finalists. Her
bestselling SECOND GENERATION has won the 2003 Bloody
Dagger Award, the 2003 Rendezvous Magazine Rosebud
Award, and the 2003 FMAM (Futures Magazine)Fire
to Fly Award. She is currently at work on her seventh
novel, THE SCOUTMASTER'S WIFE--another thriller,
this time taking place in the haunting fishing village
of Valdez, Alaska, where she recently spent three
months researching her novel.
Website and purchasing
information at http://www.bethanderson-hotclue.com
MURDER ONLINE
is available at: http://amberquill.com/MurderOnline.html
or http://www.amazon.com/
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LONNIE
CRUISE: Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada,
Lonnie Cruse now makes her home in Metropolis, Illinois,
the official home of Superman. While MURDER IN METROPOLIS,
the debut novel in her Sheriff Joe Dalton series,
is her first mystery, the author's short stories
appear in various publications. She is a member
of Sisters In Crime where she recently served as
president of their Internet Chapter, a member of
the Heartland Writer's Guild, The Southern Illinois
Writer's Guild, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society.
Lonnie works for the Massac Unit One school district.
http://www.geocities.com/Nevada1943/index.html
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NEWS
FLASH
FMAM
2004
NOTICE:
FMAM's annual shut downs for new submissions are June
1 to Aug. 1 and Nov. 1 thru Jan. 10
These
two periods of time allow our editors to catch up on the
large volume of submissions.
REMEMBER
that we are always accepting your contest entries, year
round, AND, we also have occasional theme issues that
stay open to new subs during these hiatus times, as well
as our annual DIME mystery
anthology.
Dime 2005
Cover artwork copyright
© Alfred Klosterman
FMAM'S
SECOND ANNUAL
SHORT MYSTERY STORY ANTHOLOGY,
DIME 2005.
Watch for
submission guidelines in June 2004
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plan for Futures when I started it was a world wide writer’s/
artist’s community. I felt we could help one another
and together do what we might never achieve by ourselves.
This list is the next step to the dream! You might be
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have a special suggestion, otherwise, welcome, jump on
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