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July 2008 Honorable Mention in the Hollywood Book Fesitval Teenage Category |
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June 2008 Honorable Mention in the New York Book Fesitval Teenage Category |
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May 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist Science Fiction/Fantasy Category |
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May 2008 Beach Book Festival Honorable Mention Science Fiction Category |
Nov 2007
Flamingnet TOP CHOICE Award
"...I greatly enjoyed the story... a must read for anyone who loves fantasy
and for anyone who loves a good adventure/coming-of-age novel."
Read the full review
Nov 2007
FantasyBookSpot.com Review
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"This book follows the Harry Potter template of wizards and magic, the discovery of great wizardly power, and likely a secret destiny to be fulfilled. It combines Star Wars aspects as well, as we see space ships, laser guns, and a group that wishes to bend the ‘paraverse’ to their worldview. These are definitely all elements that a young adult would find very exciting, along with the camaraderie among Simon and the new friends [he] makes, some teenage crushes, and some funny scenes within the story. It’s a [fast]-paced story with lots of action and character interaction among the kids. Tonya has hair that changes color with her moods, which is an element that I think can really draw in a child reader’s imagination. It has plenty to offer to make it an exciting page-turner for its young adult audience..." |
Short Story Contests
Nov 2007 (Note: there were over 19,000 submissions)
TWO Honorable Mentions in the 76th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition
Playing With Rings received an Honorable Mention in the Genre category
Letting Go received an Honorable Mention in the Inspirational category
Won 1st place in the Writersweekly.com 24-hour Short Story Contest
http://writersweekly.com/contest/1stsummer04.html
 | Honorable Mention in SpecFicWorld.com's 2005 Speculative Fiction contest |
Placed in the Top Ten -- Ralan's 2005 Clincher Contest
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2006 Quarter Finalist 2005 Quarter Finalist |
"Snacking Between Meals" placed in the Top Ten 2004
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Essay contests I won in 1990: 1, 2, and 3.
Website Awards
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