THIRD ANNUAL SHORT STORY CONTEST FOR TEXAS AUTHORS BRINGS OUT THE BEST

AUSTIN, TX – Texas Authors have once again allowed their creative minds to open up and expand the Universe in which they live with short stories that capture one’s emotions through the everlasting aspect of storytelling.

In this, the third volume of award-winning short stories, the reader is taken on a personal ride of growth and understanding, then through history both factual and fictional as they explore each side of wars. Then fear grabs hold of you and shakes you with terror before unleashing giggles and out-right laughs. Those are just a few of the emotions one will experience as they read these 23 short stories from all parts of Texas.

Texas Authors, Inc., a nonprofit organization that supports and markets Texas Authors teamed up with Texas number one eBook store EBG247.com to help promote the contest which had thousands of dollars in prizes up for grabs.

The winner of this year’s contest winners are:

Fiction/African American

1^st Place – Renne Siewers – Swish, Swish – The Mistake

Fiction/Biography

1st Place – Ernie Lee – Heart Over Mind

2nd Place – Darlene Prescott – Early Wanderings and Unholy Revelations

Fiction/Contemporary

1^st Place – Dale Wender – Concho Diary

Fiction/Fantasy

1^st Place – Grace Allison – Neville’s Pond

Fiction/Historical

1st Place – Dick Elam – “Who’s Truman?”

2nd Place – George Ramphrey – Texas Two Step

3rd Place – Joseph Willis – The Lesson

Fiction/Horror

1^st Place – Larry Morris – Nightmare

Fiction/Humor

1^st Place – Aaron Ward – Supererogate Park

2^nd Place – Curt Locklear – Bee in the Car

Fiction/Inspirational

(Tie) 1st Mark Allen – Plain Brown Wrapper

(Tie) 1st Julie Cosgrove – The Highway Chair

3rd Place – Ken Ingle – Never on Friday

Fiction/Paranormal

Sandra Fox Murphy – Passage

Fiction/Romance

1^st Place – Jan Sikes – Broken Promises

Fiction/Suspense

1st Place – Joe Kilgore – Twenty-Ten

2^nd Place – Robert DeLuca – Faithful Forever

Fiction/Science

1^st Place – Aaron Ward – Panner’s Final Problem

(Tie) 2^nd Place – Larry Morris – All in Good Time

(Tie) 2^nd Place – Jan Sikes – The Forgotten

Fiction/Techno Thriller

1^st Place – Charles Breakfield & Rox Burkey – The Enigma Chronicles – Remember the Future

Non-Fiction/Essay

1^st Place – B Alan Bourgeois – Authors Revolution

This wonderful collection of short stories can be purchased for $14.95 at one of the sponsor’s websites. $2.00 from the sale of each book is donated to the DEAR Texas literacy programs, which helps get books into the schools, libraries, and readers who may not otherwise afford them. The book is available in paperback, eBook and soon as an audiobook. You may also purchase last year’s book at http://Vol3.TxShorts.com

To learn more about DEAR Texas and it’s Book Festival Network, or its Literacy programs, please visit their website athttp://DearTexas.info

Sponsor/Member Organizations:

EBG247.com

GateKeeperPress.com

TxAuthors.com

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