We are running a bit late with our announcements because of the amazing number of high-quality submissions we received for this year’s Eludia Award. But here are the semi-finalists and finalists – a truly amazing collection of manuscripts and talented writers to whom we owe such gratitude. Thank you all for sharing your work with Hidden River. (For those interested in submitting to our 2016 award, please see our guidelines. We begin accepting manuscripts November 1, 2015.)
Semi-Finalists
Baker, Sara, Athens, GA, Poised for Departure, stories
Brandes, Kate, Riegelsville, PA, Broken Ground, novel
Burris, Dorothy Duncan, Jackson, FL, Mad Cow Disease, stories
Coyle, Caryn, Baltimore, MD, So Cold the Air Smelled Like Nothing
Cullander, Jean, Ridgefield, CT, The Train to Skeleton Coast: A Tale of Murder and the Struggle for Freedom
Fondakowski, Melissa, Brooklyn, NY, Purgatory, novel
Fox, Margaret, Toronto, Ontario, Wheel and Ride, novella
Holsaert, Faith, Durham, NC, JackRocks, novel
Kerr, Carolyn, S. Hamilton, MA, The Bunny Suit and Other Stories, stories
Krautkramer, Kate, Yampa, CO, In This Season, In This Light, novel
LaHines, Carol, NY, NY, The Hush of Empty Spaces, novel
Larkin, Mary, Ph.D., Sarasota, FL, Fall, or Eden Revisted
Mallen, Ann Margaret, West Palm Beach, FL, A Bear and Other Stories
Maddox, Marjorie, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, What She Was Saying, stories
Martin, Robin, Brooklyn, NY, Out Like a Lion, novel
Ortalda, Claire, Berkeley, CA, Edenvale, novel
Reilly, Lee, Chicago, IL, Blameless, novel
Romo, Cheryl, Roseville, CA, Ruby Hands, novel
Schaum, Melita, Berkeley, CA, Fishing the Plains, stories
Schmidt, Jan, New York, New York, Collateral Regeneration, stories
Sheldon, Ames, Eden Prairie, Minnesotta, New Women, novel
Suhr, Kimberly, Wales, Wisconsin, Nothing to Lose and Other Stories, stories
Stephens, Mariflo, Charlotteville, VA, Keeping Something Warm, stories
Veseley, Donna, Anthony, NM, all I loved, I loved alone, novel
Wisniewski, Linda, Doylestown, PA, Where the Storke Flies, novel
Withey, Alison, Newberg, Oregon, Uncertain Treasures, stories
Yocom, Katy, Lousville, KY, Three Ways to Disappear, novel
Finalists
Baker, Sara, Athens, GA, Poised for Departure, stories
Brandes, Kate, Riegelsville, PA, Broken Ground, novel
Burris, Dorothy Duncan, Jackson, FL, Mad Cow Disease, stories
Coyle, Caryn, Baltimore, MD, So Cold the Air Smelled Like Nothing
Cullander, Jean, Ridgefield, CT, The Train to Skeleton Coast: A Tale of Murder and the Struggle for Freedom
Fondakowski, Melissa, Brooklyn, NY, Purgatory, novel
Kerr, Carolyn, S. Hamilton, MA, The Bunny Suit and Other Stories, stories
LaFontaine, Diane, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, Stolen Renaissance, novel
Maddox, Marjorie, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, What She Was Saying, sto
Mallen, Ann Margaret, West Palm Beach, FL, A Bear and Other Stories
Martin, Robin, Brooklyn, NY, Out Like a Lion, novel
Ortalda, Claire, Berkeley, CA, Edenvale, novel
Romo, Cheryl, Roseville, CA, Ruby Hands, novel
Stephens, Mariflo, Charlotteville, VA, Keeping Something Warm, stories
Suhr, Kimberly, Wales, Wisconsin, Nothing to Lose and Other Stories, stories
Wisniewski, Linda, Doylestown, PA, Where the Stork Flies
Again, thanks to all, and congratulations to all who are the semi-finalists and finalists of this competition. Please be sure to bookmark and follow us here, as we hope to name the winner of the 2015 Eludia Award within the next week. For those interested in submitting their own work, please see our guidelines for the 2016 Eludia Awards. Our reading period for the next round begins November 1, 2015.