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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

IWSG Post Day and Anthology Contest Winners!

It’s time for another group posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month. I encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new blogs and leave a comment. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs.

The awesome co-hosts today are L.G. Keltner, Denise Covey, Sheri Larsen, J.Q. Rose, Chemist Ken, and Michelle Wallace!

Today we announce the winners of the IWSG Anthology Contest! And they are…

The Mirror People by Crystal Collier
Ground Zero by Michael Abayomi
The Seventeen by Hart Johnson
Rainers by Sandra Cox
EVER-TON by Yolanda Renee
WIN by Sylvia Ney
Haunted by Melanie Schultz
Folds in Life and Death by Cherie Reich
Scrying the Plane by Tamara Narayan
Felix Was Here by L.G. Keltner

And as the number one pick overall, L.G. Keltner’s Felix Was Here will be included in the anthology title.

Big thanks to our judges – Laura Maisano, Russell Connor, Candace Havens, Dawn Frederick, Alice Speilburg, Michelle Johnson, Kendare Blake, and Lydia Moëd

Plus thanks to my awesome IWSG admins who read every story - Lynda Young Michelle Wallace, Joylene Nowell Butler, Susan Gourley/Kelley, L. Diane Wolfe, and Joy Campbell.

And thanks to everyone who entered! There were some amazing stories, which made our job of narrowing them down for the judges even tougher.

The anthology will be published later this year by Freedom Fox Press. We’ll keep you posted!

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76 comments:

  1. Pat HattJanuary 6, 2016 at 5:21 AM

    Congrats to all on the win at their bin!

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  2. Denise Covey January 6, 2016 at 6:01 AM

    Super congrats to the winners! How exciting! Can't wait to read them all. So L.G. won overall? So cool! :-)

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  3. Just Keepin It Real, Folks!January 6, 2016 at 6:12 AM

    Very impressive list of winners.

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  4. LanJanuary 6, 2016 at 7:07 AM

    Wow good job and big congrats to all the winners. Looking forward to reading the finished products!

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  5. TruedessaJanuary 6, 2016 at 7:35 AM

    Congratulations to all the winners!

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  6. Hart JohnsonJanuary 6, 2016 at 7:47 AM

    I'm so excited!!! What excellent company to be in!!! Thank you to all of you who put in so much time on this!!!!

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  7. Michelle WallaceJanuary 6, 2016 at 7:59 AM

    So many amazing stories...lots of talented writers!
    Congrats to everybody!

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  8. Deniz BevanJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:00 AM

    Congratulations to all!

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  9. Crystal CollierJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:05 AM

    Yay for all the winners, and well done to everyone who entered. Talk about some stiff and amazing competition!

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  10. Arlee BirdJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:18 AM

    Wonderful line-up! Congratulations to all of the winners!

    Arlee Bird
    Tossing It Out

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  11. Tanya ReimerJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:26 AM

    Some great talent there, should be a wonderful collection! Congrats!

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  12. Alex J. CavanaughJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:26 AM

    Congratulations, guys!

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  13. Joylene Nowell ButlerJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:26 AM

    What an awesome bunch of writers they were. Congratulations to them all. A big shout-out to LG for placing first. All the runner ups were outstanding.

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  14. Madeline Mora-SummonteJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:31 AM

    Congratulations, everyone! What a way to start 2016! :)

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  15. Tamara NarayanJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:35 AM

    Thank you, Alex, for running the contest and thanks to all the judges and pre-judges. This is so cool!

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  16. S.A. LarsenッJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:41 AM

    So excited for the winners! Congratulations!!!

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  17. Julie FlandersJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:51 AM

    Congratulations to all the winners!! Yay!!

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  18. Heather M. GardnerJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:55 AM

    What a great group of people!!!

    Congratulations to everyone that entered and won!

    Heather

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  19. Beverly Stowe McClureJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:01 AM

    Congratulations to all. Looking forward to reading the anthology.

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  20. Tara TylerJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:03 AM

    congrats, you guys! can't wait to read the stories!

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  21. Sandra CoxJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:10 AM

    Thanks to all who put their time and effort into making this happen. It was an amazing idea.

    Congrats, everybody. I'm in awesome company.

    From what I hear everyone who entered had awesome stories. Kudos.

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  22. Yolanda RenéeJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:10 AM

    Awesome! Especially L. G. for the title win!
    Congratulations everyone - I'm over the moon!

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  23. Dean K MillerJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:22 AM

    Hot Dang Congrats to all the winners! And to the judges and everyone else who made this happen. The support of those around us is always appreciated. Looking forward to the release.

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  24. L. Diane WolfeJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:31 AM

    Congrats to everyone, including those who didn't make it. There were some great stories submitted.

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  25. Christine RainsJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:31 AM

    Congratulations to all the winners! It looks to be an amazing line up.

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  26. Debra Renée ByrdJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:36 AM

    Congratulations, guys!! :D

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  27. Shell FlowerJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:43 AM

    Congrats to all the winners--and woo hoo L.G.. I can't wait to read the anthology.

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  28. Guilie CastilloJanuary 6, 2016 at 10:26 AM

    How awesome! Congratulations, winners! And much, much success with the anthology :)
    Guilie @ Quiet Laughter

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  29. StephscoJanuary 6, 2016 at 10:36 AM

    Congrats to all the anthology winners! And to everyone who submitted, especially if this was your first ever submission to a publication. It's a big step to share work and put yourself out there. I hope you all take time to appreciate each step of the journey :)

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  30. UnknownJanuary 6, 2016 at 10:44 AM

    Congrats to all the winners and happy that I know many of them!! Woohoo!!

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  31. Cherie ReichJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:08 AM

    Congrats to the winners! The anthology is going to rock! And I can now accept that my story is one of the ones in the anthology and not just some weird email accident. LOL!

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  32. Nilanjana BoseJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:14 AM

    Congrats to all winners! That's going to be an awesome antho to read!

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  33. Mark KoopmansJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:19 AM

    Very well done to all:)

    Love that I recognize a lot of the names and a huge congrats to LG. What a wonderful feather in her writing cap :)

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  34. Tyrean MartinsonJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:25 AM

    Congrats to all the anthology winners!!! Way to go!

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  35. Nissa AnnakindtJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:25 AM

    Congrats to all the winners. It's always good to have a success like that to remind you that success is possible.

    Nissa from
    http://myantimatterlife.wordpress.com

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  36. Susan Gourley/KelleyJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:27 AM

    Congrats to the winners and kudos to all who entered. The stories were incredible.

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  37. Mary AalgaardJanuary 6, 2016 at 12:11 PM

    Congrats to the winners!

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  38. emaginetteJanuary 6, 2016 at 12:19 PM

    Congrats, all! I can't wait to get my hands on this one.

    Anna from elements of emaginette

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  39. Sherry EllisJanuary 6, 2016 at 12:55 PM

    A big congratulations to all of the winners!

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  40. Tonja DreckerJanuary 6, 2016 at 1:22 PM

    Congratulations to all of you!

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  41. J.Q. RoseJanuary 6, 2016 at 1:34 PM

    Congrats to the authors and thanks to those who worked on putting this together. Looking forward to the release date!

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  42. Sher A. HartJanuary 6, 2016 at 2:36 PM

    Congrats and awesome! Very happy to see some familiar names in the list. Will be even happier when I get to read the stories.

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  43. UnknownJanuary 6, 2016 at 3:04 PM

    Congratulations to all the authors!

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  44. Sylvia NeyJanuary 6, 2016 at 3:06 PM

    So super excited to be included in this anthology! Congratulations to the other nine winners as well!

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  45. Juneta keyJanuary 6, 2016 at 3:06 PM

    Congrats all winners and big thanks to judges. Looking forward to reading.
    Juneta @ Writer's Gambit

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  46. Michelle AthyJanuary 6, 2016 at 3:17 PM

    Very cool! Congrats everyone!

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  47. Tammy TheriaultJanuary 6, 2016 at 4:08 PM

    Congrats everyone!

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  48. LizaJanuary 6, 2016 at 4:31 PM

    Looking forward to some very good reading. Congratulations to all!

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  49. LuAnn @ BackPorchervationsJanuary 6, 2016 at 4:55 PM

    It's been a while since I was here, but I thought I'd start 2016 with a whole new batch of insecurities! *lol*

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  50. UnknownJanuary 6, 2016 at 5:10 PM

    Congratulations to all the winners, and kudos to all the readers and you, Alex! This is such an awesome venture!

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  51. dolorahJanuary 6, 2016 at 5:12 PM

    congrats to all the winners!! What a great event this turned out to be. Can't wait to read them in the Anthology.

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  52. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2016 at 5:29 PM

    Congratulations to the winners!

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  53. Michael Di GesuJanuary 6, 2016 at 5:40 PM

    How Exciting!!!! CONGRATS everyone! You guys are amazing! What an awesome start to the new year!!!!!

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  54. Nicki ElsonJanuary 6, 2016 at 6:02 PM

    Hooray! Congrats to the winners. This is gonna be awesome. Can't wait to read all these fabulous stories.

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  55. EEGiorgiJanuary 6, 2016 at 7:10 PM

    fantastic news, can't wait to read them all. Congratulations to all winners

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  56. Sheena-kay GrahamJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:00 PM

    Happy 2016! Congrats to all winners.

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  57. Jennifer LaneJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:47 PM

    Well done to all entrants! Way to stretch your writing skills.

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  58. Zan MarieJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:54 PM

    Congrats to all the winners! Just the titles are intriguing. Great contest, Alex. Happy IWSG Day!

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  59. Cathy KeatonJanuary 6, 2016 at 10:22 PM

    Congrats to L.G. for winning the whole thing. You go, boss woman! I think this anthology is going to be fun to read.

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  60. N. R. WilliamsJanuary 6, 2016 at 10:55 PM

    Congratulations to the winners.
    Nancy

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  61. Shannon LawrenceJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:31 PM

    Congratulations, everyone!

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  62. Robyn CampbellJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:32 PM

    Wow. What a hoot. Congrats to all the winners. YaY, Crystal! YaY, Yolanda! *whistles* I know a lot of people entered. It had to be hard to narrow it down. I am going to join. And then I'll be able to enter the next one. Congrats, winners!And humongous thank you to the awesome IWSG peeps who read all the awesome stories. And a gigantic thank you to the judges.

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  63. Stephen TrempJanuary 7, 2016 at 12:25 AM

    Wow! What a line-up of heavy hitters. More powerful than the Bronx Bombers of old. Looking forward to buying a copy and promoting the book when it comes out.

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  64. Fundy BlueJanuary 7, 2016 at 1:16 AM

    I can't wait to read this anthology! Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to all the people who made it happen!

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  65. JossJanuary 7, 2016 at 2:31 AM

    Well done everyone who took part and congrats to all you lovely winners. I can't wait to read the anthology once it's out.

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  66. Diana WilderJanuary 7, 2016 at 6:19 AM

    Congratulations, all, and well done!

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  67. Cherie ColyerJanuary 7, 2016 at 8:08 AM

    Congrats to everyone who won!

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  68. Roland ClarkeJanuary 7, 2016 at 8:16 AM

    Congratulations to all the winners. Great to see some familiar names too.

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  69. Nadine_FeldmanJanuary 7, 2016 at 9:33 AM

    Congratulations to all winners! *applause*

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  70. Gwen GardnerJanuary 7, 2016 at 10:05 AM

    Congratulations to all the winners! Can't wait to get my copy. <3

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  71. Diane BurtonJanuary 7, 2016 at 1:40 PM

    Congrats to everyone who entered and kudos to the winners.

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  72. UnknownJanuary 7, 2016 at 10:28 PM

    Cheers to all these awesome storytellers!! Will help promote when the time comes!!

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  73. Kristin SmithJanuary 7, 2016 at 11:01 PM

    Congrats to all the winners!!!

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  74. UnknownJanuary 8, 2016 at 1:41 AM

    Congratulations, everyone! How exciting!

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  75. Elise FallsonJanuary 8, 2016 at 4:14 AM

    Congratulations to everyone! :D

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  76. Misha GerrickJanuary 8, 2016 at 9:09 AM

    Congrats to all the winners! ^_^

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