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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
WINNERS. Remember, the winner of theTWIST 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
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ANY JUDGING
COMMENTS THAT WERE GIVEN TO US FOR YOUR EYES, WRITE TO
BABS! babs@fmam.biz
*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
www.warrenmurphy.com
The Assassin's Handbook is available again!! We have autographed
books&T-SHIRTS.
Email
warrenmurphy_newslettersubscribe@yahoogroups.com
to join the newsletter. Watch www.warrenmurphy.com/products.html
for our newest releases!
JACK BLUDIS has
been writing and selling in various genres for over thirty
years. He is proudest of his two Brian Kane novels, *The
Deal Killer* and *The Big Switch.* If you want
to know more about Jack and his work, you can check at:
http://jackbludis.com/
CLINT GAIGE
President, Quiet
Storm Publishing (and wow of a guy!) and radio host
for www.bookcrazy.net
MICHAEL BRACKEN
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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.
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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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 books have been nominated for the prestigious
International Frankfurt Award. Two were EPPIE finalists.
Her bestselling 2003 release, 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. Beth, an accomplished
speaker, has lectured on writing at many writers'
conferences, Moraine Valley College, and Purdue
University. She has been featured on the ABC Evening
News and Chicago WGN's Cathy and Judy Show, as well
as many other local and cable television shows.
Beth lives in
a Chicago suburb with her husband, Stan, where they
are ruled by three unruly cats. 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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DALE STOYER
is a reader, writer and reviewer holed up in Buffalo,
NY. He has published dozens of articles in the computer
industry press and is a long time contributor to The Thrilling
Detective website and member of SMFS.
PATTY G HENDERSON
www.pghenderson.com
TANGLED AND DARK, coming in 2004 from Bella Books. "Think
the X-Files meets a lesbian Jackie Collins for a weekend
of fun and frolic at The House of Usher." Ellen Hart,
author of the Jane Lawless mystery series.
SHANNON RIGGS currently
lives and writes in Victoria, BC. A college writing instructor,
Shannon enjoys writing fiction, poetry, essays, and articles.
She currently serves on the editorial team of Write Away,
a publication of the Victoria Writers' Society. Visit
her website at: http://members.shaw.ca/shannonriggs/
CHRIS
SPEAKMAN
speakpc@mountaincable.net
Writer, Proofreader, FMAM reader, Lifetime reader, and
mother of future FMAM reader! - Chris lives in Canada
BRET
WRIGHT
Bret Wright lives in Colorado where he writes both
fiction and non-fiction stories. His work has appeared
in InformArt Magazine, Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine,
EOTU, Grit, and a host of others. He is co-publisher of
Apollo's Lyre Ezine, the 'zine for writers, by writers.
You may reach him at www.apolloslyre.com
where you'll see an interview he did of babs!
Apollo's Lyre is an online ezine loaded with writing articles,
author profiles, book announcements, etc... for writers
of every caliber and genre.
APRIL
MAY ROLLINS
amrollins69@netzero.net
writer from New Hampshire with a new book contract! Watch
for April's book, titled, The Mardu Project
ANITA
YORK
SUSAN
LEE (FRY) has sold fiction to publications including
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Asimov's, and Cemetery
Dance, and to several anthologies, including The Museum
of Horrors, which won the 2002 World Fantasy Award for
best anthology. In 2001, she won a first-place prize in
the Writers of the Future contest. She has an M.A. and
a B.A. from Stanford University. susan@steeltrap.com
DONNA
BEDRICK
jondon1@msn.com
editor from THE WRITER'S HOOD www.writershood.com/
This
is a terrific site, go see what I mean!
TONY
FENNELLY received an Edgar nomination for her first
novel, The Glory Hole Murders, and since then, her New
Orleans-based mysteries have been published in the US,
Europe and Japan. Her website is http://www.tonyfennelly.com
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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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